‘Syariah judge has role to play’


PUTRAJAYA: The Syariah Court judge in Kelantan should help steer away from child marriage, says Women, Family and Commu­nity Development Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

“Can they not try to help the circumstances and steer away from child marriage?” she said when asked if the marriage of a 41-year-old man to an 11-year-old girl in Thailand could be nullified since it was illegal.

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