Marriage between man, 41, and 11-year-old girl sparks outcry in Malaysia over rules allowing Shariah courts to marry child brides

Rubber dealer Che Abdul Karim secretly married the 11-year-old girl in Thailand

Muslim girls under 16 can marry with consent of Shariah court and their parents

Malaysia's deputy PM said the marriage had not been approved and was illegal

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

PUBLISHED: 03:23 BST, 2 July 2018 | UPDATED: 11:26 BST, 2 July 2018

Malaysian authorities are investigating the marriage between an 11-year-old Thai girl and a 41-year-old Malaysian Muslim that has sparked public outrage and calls for child brides to be banned.

Rubber scrap dealer Che Abdul Karim Che Abdul Hamid secretly married the girl as his third wife in Thailand, and the union became public after one of his wives lodged a complaint with police.

Muslim girls under the minimum legal marriage age of 16 can wed with the consent of the Shariah court and their parents. Muslim men in Malaysia can marry four wives.

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