Indonesia district chief sacked over texted divorce of second wife
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Garut District Chief Aceng Fikri walks through a hallway during his visit to a local hospital in Garut, West Java, Indonesia, on Friday, Feb 1, 2013. Indonesia's president on Wednesday sacked Mr Fikri who took an 18-year-old as his second wife but divorced her after four days via text message, accusing her of not being a virgin.-- FILE PHOTO: AP
JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia's president on Wednesday sacked a district chief who took an 18-year-old as his second wife but divorced her after four days via text message, accusing her of not being a virgin.
The case of Aceng Fikri, the chief of the town of Garut 200km southeast of Jakarta, has angered residents who wanted him removed from his position.
Following a wave of protests, the local parliament launched an investigation and found that Mr Fikri, 40, had breached multiple laws in his brief marriage.
It recommended he be sacked, a decision later confirmed by the Supreme Court.
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