Police investigating reports of illegal under-age marriage
23 Sep 2009, 08:52
Maryam Omidi
Police raided a house on Laamu atoll Fonadhoo today following reports of an illegal marriage involving a girl around nine years of age.
Sergeant Ahmed Shiyam confirmed the police raid but said he was unable to provide further details at this stage of the investigation.
Speaking to Minivan News today, Fathimath Yumna, director of the department of gender, said the ministry of health and family had also been unable to confirm reports about the illegal marriage.
While the national age of marriage is 18 in the Maldives, as a Muslim country, girls under this age can marry with the permission of their parents and state consent.
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