Thursday, February 13, 2014

Muslim Cleric Assigns to a 12-year-old Wedding

On Tuesday a Muslim cleric was sued to court after he presided over an illegal marriage of a 12-year-old girl to a 26-year-old. The young Arab couple were on visit to Australia from Lebanon.
 
The farce marriage was taken place at the home of her father who converted to Islam 18 years ago. The 35-year-old religious leader was charged for conducting an unauthorized marriage.
 
The Lebanese student was charged last week on 25-count charges on sexual intercourse with an underage girl.

The New South Wales state premier, Barry O’Farrell, said he was delighted that charges had been filed, saying the outcome signalled a strong message, whether to religious celebrants or civil celebrants.
 
The father told Sydney’s DAILY TELEGRAPH that under his interpretation of the Quran the only way the pair could lawfully be together in the same room unchaperoned was if they were married. He also said that he did not want to stop “her happiness”.
 
The illegal marriage came to limelight when the 26-year-old boy tried to enroll the girl at a school near where they were living together in Sydney.

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