The 11-year-old bride raises Malaysia

Following the incident, child rights advocates are demanding the removal of the age of marriage.

Although the legal age of marriage is 18 years in Malaysia, Muslims under 16 years of age

However, the Malaysian government stated that there was no record of marriage and that the case had been the subject of an investigation

The family of a Thai child says to consent to the marriage, provided to allow his parents to stay up to ################################################################################# 39, at the age of 16 years. Malaysian Muslim men can marry four women

The local press says there are two other spouses and two children aged 5 to 18 years old.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and unacceptable. "

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Malaysian child rights advocates stated that the person concerned was a wealthy merchant, while the family of the child

The Malaysian Ministry of Women, Family, and Children of Community Development noted that the marriage would be illegal and that the person would incur a six-month prison sentence if the Shari'a Court did not permit it.

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That" what distinguishes pedophiles from normal people?

UNICEF Representative in Malaysia Marianne Clark-Hattingh said: "Shocking and it can not be.

Rights advocates say that about 16,000 Malaysian girls under the age of 15 are already married.

Last year, a bill to punish child abuse in the country was enacted, but only in child marriage Were not included in the crime.