MM - Malaysia’s inaction on child brides a green light to paedophiles, says Lawyers for Liberty (extracts):
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PETALING JAYA, Sept 18 — The authority’s failure to act against the Kelantanese man who took an 11-year-old child bride in July has become an ‘advertisement’ to other paedophiles that they can get away with abusing minors in Malaysia, Lawyers for Liberty said today.
As another controversy erupted today over a 15-year-old girl who was taken as a second wife, Latheefa Koya, the executive director of the rights group, said paedophiles were taking advantage of the lack of decisive action in the first case.
She took Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and her Women, Family and Community Development Ministry to task, claiming that “paedophiles are now clearly using ‘marriage’ as a shield to prevent prosecution for rape or sexual grooming.”
“This puts the children of this country, particularly Muslim children, in constant danger from perverts and paedophiles,” she said in a statement.
As another controversy erupted today over a 15-year-old girl who was taken as a second wife, Latheefa Koya, the executive director of the rights group, said paedophiles were taking advantage of the lack of decisive action in the first case.
She took Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and her Women, Family and Community Development Ministry to task, claiming that “paedophiles are now clearly using ‘marriage’ as a shield to prevent prosecution for rape or sexual grooming.”
“This puts the children of this country, particularly Muslim children, in constant danger from perverts and paedophiles,” she said in a statement.
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Che Rahim Che Deraman, 60, with his wife Mariam Hassan, with their youngest daughter (right) and one of their granddaughter - they have 13 children Pix by Syamsi Suhaimi (NST) Che Rahim earns around RM200 to RM300 a month the poor parents were compelled into marrying the 15 year old off - paedophile predators lurk around for such sad opportunity have Che Rahim & wife been provided BSH (BR1M)? if they have been, thanks to Maddy, they will eventually be weaned off such financial aid to stand on their own two feet and their monthly RM200 - RM300 per month |
We've heard of deputy Women Minister Hannah Yeoh visiting and briefing HRH Selangor, and eureka, HRH has laid down the law for Muslims to be married only at 18 or above.
What has Wan Azizah the Women Minister done apart from jaga kepentingan suami and waving her fan?
Has she visited any HRHs to talk about women issues and child marrige?
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my hubby will be PM soon |
All she has done thus far is to proclaim her helplessness in the face of state laws, but has she approach the ruler of each state to discuss the health and humane issues of untrammeled paedophilia amongst the Muslim community?
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Ma Chik Mariam and the new 15-year old "bride" with the Kelantan Syariah Court issued 'akad nikad' certificate |