Malaysian MP says men have affairs as wives 'neglect' duty

Malaysian lawmaker Ibrahim Ali told Parliament that Malaysian men have extramarital sex because of 'wives who neglect their responsibilities' to their husbands. -- PHOTO: THE STAR

KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIAN men have extramarital sex because of 'wives who neglect their responsibilities' to their husbands, a Malaysian lawmaker told Parliament on Thursday, outraging women's groups.

'Husbands driving home after work see things that are sexually arousing and go to their wives to ease their urges,' said independent lawmaker Ibrahim Ali, according to online portal Malaysiakini.

'But when they come home to their wives, they will say, 'wait, I'm cooking,' or 'wait, I'm getting ready to visit relatives',' Mr Ali said.

'In Islam, wives are supposed to stop everything to fulfill their husband's demands.' Mr Ali heads Perkasa, a right-wing Malay nationalist group seeking to protect ethnic Malay dominance in politics.

His strident comments came as he asked about plans by the government's religious development department to educate wives on their responsibilities.

Wives failing in their duties pushed men to go to 'private places to satisfy their urges", he said. 

-- AFP