The Man Sues His Wife For IDR 83 Million On Accusations Of Not Being A Virgin After The First Night

JAKARTA - Suhrob, 30, sued his wife for 4,000 or around Rp. 83 million after his second marriage in the village of the outskirts of the Tajikistan capital, Dushanbe.

Suhrob accused his 22-year-old wife of not being a virgin after several days past the first night. He also demanded that his wife compensate for her wedding expenses and dowry.

Suhbron's wife denied her husband's accusations and filed a lawsuit against defamation. The lawsuit was won, Suhbron's wife received 900 compensation for the psychological impact of her husband

"I work in cold Russia to save so I can marry a virgin," said Suhrob, who appealed to the ruling, quoted from Metro.co.uk, Monday, March 3.

"I told him I would marry someone else if I knew this situation."

uniform sex is considered unacceptable in conservative Tajikistan and the majority of its population is Muslim. Women will face shame for life if they are accused of not being virgin on their wedding night.

The country is among about 20 other countries where so-called virginity tests that are not supported by actual science are still forced on women and girls.

The procedure, which involves examining their genitals which is meant to determine whether they have had vaginal sex, is often 'demorious, embarrassing, and traumatic'.

Many virginity tests are carried out to determine the feasibility of marriage or at the request of employers for work feasibility.

Doctors, police officers, or community leaders in Tajikistan are allowed to do virginity tests on women and girls to assess their virtues, honor, or social values.

The United Nations (UN) has urged that this long-running tradition be banned, with an emphasis on women's "virginality" a socio, cultural, and religious construction is a form of gender discrimination.

"This examination not only violates the human rights of women and girls, but in cases of rape it can cause additional pain and resemble original acts of sexual violence, leading to re-experiencing, re-tramation, and re-victimization," the United Nations said in a statement.