Muslim underaged marriages down due to strict Syariah Court SOP, says minister


KUALA LUMPUR: The number of underaged marriages among Muslims has dropped by 787 cases since a strict set of standard operating procedures was adopted by the Syariah Courts, says Idris Ahmad (pic).

The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) said that Syariah Judiciary Department (JKSM) statistics showed that there were 2,885 underaged marriage applications in the e-Syariah system between Sept 1 and Oct 31, 2018.

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