‘Breaking a military marriage’: 10 months’ jail for man in China who had affair with wife of PLA soldier on active duty after getting caught on surveillance cameras


PLA man’s wife has sex with other man while husband on active duty. China law harsh on anyone who breaks up marriage of PLA soldier. — SCMP

A man in China has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for destroying a “military marriage” by dating and cohabiting with the wife of a serving People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldier.

China’s Criminal Law stipulates that anyone cohabiting or marrying another person in knowledge that he or she is the spouse of a PLA soldier will face imprisonment of up to three years.

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