Saudi Judge Annuls Marriage of 14 year old girl to 70 year old man
Oct 24, 2008 Saudi News
Shaik Said AlMadluh
Story
A Saudi judge in AlQatif region of Saudi Arabia annulled the marriage of a 14 year old girl from her 70 year old husband. Apparently the girl who is living with her father after her parents divorce was forced by her father to marry the old man who is about 56 years older then her. After the weeding the girl ran away to her mother who later took her to court demanding an annulment which the judge Sheik Said AlMadluh accepted her request under the reason that she was forced into this marriage out of fear.
Commentary
Now this is great news finally a judge with brains and the courage to do something about these stupid and disgusting marriages. However, I do need to wounder if this is an exception because what isn’t said in the news article and I had to research my self is that the judge is a Shiite judge and not a Sunni judge as AlQatief is a Shiite region. Will the Ministry of Justice interfere and over turn the judgment or would they accept it and adopt it to the rest of the country as an example? Only time will tell.
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October 31st, 2008 at 4:29 pm
I feel that the judge whom made this jugement did the right thing the ministry should not interfar has he has applied the correctet judgement based upon quran and sunnah well done to him
November 2nd, 2008 at 1:04 pm
I agree and as far as I know the ministry did not interfere which is good news.
November 19th, 2008 at 7:56 am
Recently in my country a 43yo Cleric has married 11 yo girl, and he was telling his people about his plan to marry other little girls age 7 and 9 years.
Glad that the news found out, and it’s said that the 11 yo girl has been returned to her parents.
Sadly, the law doesn’t punish him for doing paedhopilia thing!
November 19th, 2008 at 7:58 am
forgot the links that show the news in English and the couples’ photo
http://www.liputan6.com/sosbud/?id=167138
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/10/26/commission-probes-cleric-marrying-12yearold.html