Mujahid: Gov't may freeze bank accounts of Muslim men who fail to pay alimony


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 07 Nov 2018

PETALING JAYA: Ex-husbands who fail to pay nafkah (alimony) to their children and former wives may have their bank accounts frozen.

According to a report in Sinar Harian, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Mujahid Yusof Rawa (pic) said that the ministry officials had held discussions with the State Syariah Judiciary Department (JKSN).

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