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Southeast Asia
Indonesian muslim cleric married 12-year-old - report
2008-10-26
AN Indonesian child protection agency is investigating reports of a marriage between a Muslim cleric and a 12-year-old girl, the Jakarta Post newspaper reports. The newspaper said the 43-year-old cleric from Central Java allegedly married the minor girl with her parents' consent in August and planned to marry two more girls, aged seven and nine.

The Government-backed Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) plans to question the cleric, the girl, her parents, the minister who married them and witnesses of the marriage. Under the Indonesian law, a woman must be at least 16 years old to marry. Marriage with a minor carries a maximum of five years.

The cleric is a rich businessman who owns a Muslim boarding school in Central Java. He made headlines in local newspapers after donating billions of rupiah to the poor during the fasting month of Ramadan. His first wife is 26.
Posted by:tipper

#4  Uh, uh, she forgot her Toy Doll at McDonald's last nite????

Well, some litte girl did.

FARK.com > Got Nuthin.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-10-26 20:33  

#3  Wow, I just can't even imagine as a parent how I would handle a cleric attempting to marry my daughter. I would probably make front page news about the new rebellion in Indonesian. Is this article even allowed to be in print in their illuminatie socialist setting?
Posted by: Thrinetch Borgia2472   2008-10-26 16:05  

#2  What the heck is Indonesia's problem? The Prophet (bees pee upon him) married Aisha when she was only six, although he did wait until she was nine to consummate the marriage. If the Prophet did it, it must be ok for everyone to do it. In fact, since the Prophet is the "perfect man", one that everyone should emulate, I am not even sure why Indonesia's law does not REQUIRE men to marry girls who are between six and nine.
Somebody should issue a fatwa about this.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2008-10-26 14:46  

#1  His first wife is 26.

an old maid. Can you blame the guy for looking for something fresher?
Posted by: Frank G   2008-10-26 08:25  

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