LABUAN: Sabah Mufti Datuk Bungsu @ Aziz Jaafar (pic) has triggered a backlash with his proposal to have the minimum marriage age for Muslims lowered to 14 for females and 16 for males.
A lecturer and researcher at the Labuan International Campus of University Malaysia Sabah, Dr Romzi Ationg, said implementing the idea will jeopardise efforts to address social ills and immoral activities.
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