介绍:
Most victims in bigamy cases in the city of Dongguan are the left-behind wives of migrant workers according to an analysis by a court in the Guangdong Province city.
Eighty-five percent of offenders in 16 bigamy cases between 2009 and 2013 were migrant workers, the No.2 People's Court of Dongguan found in a recent report on the issue. Most victims were wives from their original homes, Nandu Daily reported Wednesday.
The court found 14 defendants guilty. They were imprisoned between six to 15 months. Bigamists face a maximum sentence of two years in the country's criminal law.
However in practice, considering the relatively minor harm to society, the penalty is usually light, the court was quoted as saying by the Guangdong Province-based newspaper.
Part of the problem is that hukou residency regulations prohibit migrant workers from bringing their spouses to the cities with them, noted sociologist Li Yinhe.
Not just Dongguan, but many other cities with floating populations are also seeing people separated from their hometown spouses embark on local relationships, Li told the Global Times.
"The problems need to be addressed," she said.
A total 1,800 couples filed for divorce in Dongguan last year. Half came from outside Dongguan, according to data released by the Intermediate People's Court of Dongguan, and in 70 percent of cases the husbands were at fault.
Many divorcing husbands concealed or transferred their property, Li said, leaving their original wives at a disadvantage.
（from Global Times）
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