Activists urge Malaysian government to ban child marriage

KINA KINABALU, KOMPAS.com – Human rights groups and activists from across Malaysia have urged the government to ban child marriage.

Reported from The Star Online Sunday (2/7) / 2018), the CSCG Group declared child marriage unacceptable anywhere in the world

The call peaked after photos were posted on social media showing a 41-year-old man marrying an 11-year-old girl.

"There is no exception: marriage is not in the interest of a child for the right to health, to the child. education and protection, "says the CSCG in a statement

" All this may be threatened because the child goes from school to school. the family obligation and becomes parent, "he added.

"We hope the Deputy Prime Minister (Wan Azizah Wan Ismail) will meet with child rights NGOs to address critical issues of child protection," said the CSCG

. Che Abdul Karim Che Abdul Hamid (41 years old) was outraged by his act of marrying an 11-year-old girl, Masaryu Mat Rashid

who claimed to legalize her marriage by filing a marriage letter when her wife's 16 years old, (19659002) "I am saddened by the wild guesses and accusations made against me in social media for marrying a third woman," he told his home at Gua Musang

. a lawsuit aimed at putting an end to my defamation by inaccurate allegations, "he said

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But Masaryu's father, who is 8 years older than his daughter's husband, says that he knows Che Karim well. "He promised to register the marriage at the Department of Islamic Affairs in Kelantan, while Masaryu is 16," said Mat Rashid Rimadsa, Masaryu's father

. (19659002) "I accept all the decisions made by my parents and my husband, including waiting five years before we can live together, I realize that I only have 11 years, "he said