A 20-years-old young Iranian woman accused of marrying – and divorcing – 10 men in less than two years under an intricate con trick has been charged with fraud.
The alleged wile was made possible under Islamic rules that give the right to a woman to a financial sum agreed prior to marriage but reclaimable “on demand” any time after a ceremony takes place.
In Iran, an Islamic republic that has followed shariah law since the 1979 revolution, a soon-to-be bride sets a Mehrieh payment with her fiance – a dowry traditionally measured in gold coins.
According to a local daily, the 20-year-old accused – who contradict the charges – she married the men and without more ado demanded her payment, never consummating the relationships.
The males needed to pay half the Mehrieh cost to keep away from breaking the regulation, but the woman stated she in all honesty fall in with a one hundred-one hundred ten gold coin settlement, technically lower than she might have claimed.
In every case, she therefore pressured her husbands for a divorce, the paper said.
In Iran, a divorced can wipe her husband’s name off her identity card if she can provide evidence — using a doctor — she is still a virgin.
The accused in due course was discovered by staff at Tehran’s public register office, who become dubious of her frequent visits to change her ID card.