The case of a 40-year-old Malaysian man who is charged with raping a 13-year-old girl before marrying her under sharia law has provoked national outrage.
The alleged rape happened in the eastern state of Sabah, where more than half of such cases involve underage girls, according to human rights activists.
Riduan Masmud, a restaurant owner, was charged with raping the girl, whom he had known for six months, in a parked car in February. He took her as his second wife – by mutual consent, he said – soon after that.
"There are many cases of men marrying underage girls," Masmud told reporters outside court. "I do not see why my case should be any different."
Masmud said he planned for the girl to finish her studies and then "take up a cosmetics course with my first wife". The wife told reporters she had accepted the girl as Masmud's second wife. Full story...
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The alleged rape happened in the eastern state of Sabah, where more than half of such cases involve underage girls, according to human rights activists.
Riduan Masmud, a restaurant owner, was charged with raping the girl, whom he had known for six months, in a parked car in February. He took her as his second wife – by mutual consent, he said – soon after that.
"There are many cases of men marrying underage girls," Masmud told reporters outside court. "I do not see why my case should be any different."
Masmud said he planned for the girl to finish her studies and then "take up a cosmetics course with my first wife". The wife told reporters she had accepted the girl as Masmud's second wife. Full story...
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