KUALA LUMPUR – News on Sultan of Kelantan Sultan Muhammad V, 50, divorcing his wife, former Russian beauty pageant contestant Rihana Oksana, 26, after just a year of marriage has been confirmed.
The confirmation was made by Sultan Muhammad V’s lawyer, Koh Tien Hua, through the Singapore-based Eversheds Harry Elias LLP law firm.
NST today managed to obtain a copy of the letter from the law firm.
“Please be informed that HRH (His Royal Highness) has irrevocably divorced Ms Rihana Oksana Gorbatenko in June 22, 2019, by three Talaqs in accordance with Syariah laws and the Kelantan Syariah Court has issued a Divorce Certificate dated July 1, 2019, in accordance with the Islamic Family Law Enactment 2002.
“On behalf of HRH, we request that his privacy be respected,” the letter read.
The news confirmed the front page report by the New Straits Times on July 17, quoting sources, that the divorce was finalised on July 1 following the filing of documents at the Singapore Syariah Court on June 22.
The three talaqs is known as talaq baayin, or the irrevocable divorce, and it is the most severe forms of divorce in Islam. It stipulates that the couple cannot remarry unless the woman marries another man, and this man, of his own free will, divorces her or dies.
According to the law firm, a divorce letter had been sent to Rihana’s lawyers.
The Kelantan state government recently denied knowledge of the divorce and said it could only comment on the issue if there was an official statement from the palace.
NST previously reported that the divorce took place after a marriage of just over a year.
They were said to have married on June 7 last year and filed for their divorce at the Singapore Syariah Court in June. — https://www.nst.com.my
Ex-beauty queen Oksana denies Kelantan sultan has divorced her
PETALING JAYA: Former Miss Moscow Rihana Oksana Gorbatenko has denied she had been divorced by her husband and Kelantan ruler Sultan Muhammad V.
However, a Singapore legal firm for the sultan has said that a divorce certificate had been issued by the Kelantan Syariah Court on July 1.
Oksana’s denial comes after a copy of a divorce certificate went viral on social media.
According to Malaysiakini, Oksana said that she was not in Singapore last month when the ”talak” (proclamation of divorce) was pronounced.
“I love my husband and believe that he cares for me and our child deeply. I want to be the last woman in his life.”
The Singapore Shariah Court, in a statement to mediacorp.sg yesterday, said it had no records showing any such divorce in the republic.
However a Singapore legal firm representing Sultan Muhammad V confirmed that the ruler had irrevocably divorced Oksana on June 22 by pronouncing three talaks in the presence of two Muslim witnesses, in accordance with shariah laws.
The Straits Times reported that lawyer Koh Tien Hua, who acted with lawyer Yoon Min Joo, had said that the Kelantan Shariah Court had issued the divorce certificate on July 1.
Koh said a copy of the divorce had been sent to Oxana and her lawyers.
The Kelantan palace had previously issued a statement stating that titles such as Raja Permaisuri Kelantan, Raja Perempuan Kelantan, Sultanah Kelantan or Queen of Kelantan could not be used by anyone unless bestowed officially.
The palace also said Sultan Muhammad V’s brother, Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra, is the rightful crown prince.
Oksana had said on Instagram that her son, Ismail Leon, is the state’s crown prince. FREE MALAYSIA TODAY
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