Azalina: Divorced converts should not hide behind the syariah court


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 10 Aug 2017

KUALA LUMPUR: Men who convert to Islam and dissolve their marriages from when they were of a different faith should not shirk their responsibilities under civil law, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

"If you are a real man, then (carry out the) divorce properly. Why do you want to be afraid? You can't run and hide behind the syariah court judge.

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