Kelantan records highest number of Muslim marriage applications below age 18
Kelantan recorded the most number of marriage applications under the age of 18 made through the Syariah Court, with 140 submissions received from Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2018.
This is according to data provided to Parliament on Muslim marriage applications under the age of 18.The statistic, provided byIslamic affairs Mujahid Yusof Rawa in a written reply yesterday, did not state how many of these applications were approved.Mujahid provided the data in response to a query from Batu Kawan MP Kasthuri Patto, who wanted to know how many underage marriages were approved by Syariah Courts as well as Sabah and Sarawak Native Courts.
Currently, the legal age for marriage is 16. For Muslims, exemptions can be granted by a Syariah Court judge. Non-Muslims can seek permission to enter into underage marriages from the National Registration Department and the menteri besar or chief minister of their respective states. Although Putrajaya is seeking to raise the marriageable age, Women, Family, and Community Development Deputy Minister Hannah Yeoh had said the issue is To post or ‘like’ comments on Malaysiakini stories, you will need to sign in with an active paid subscription.
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