Girl, 13, agrees to marry 40-year-old who allegedly raped her

[TommyThayer]

Thursday May 9, 2013

Girl, 13, agrees to marry 40-year-old who allegedly raped her

By STEPHANIE LEE
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KOTA KINABALU: A 40-year-old restaurant manager has decided to marry a 13-year-old girl he had allegedly raped and she has agreed to accept his offer.

Deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Nazmeen Zulkifli told a Sessions Court here the girl withdrew her accusation against the accused in a police report on April 18.

The man had allegedly raped the student inside a parked car at a roadside in Inanam, near here, at 10am on Feb 18.

He claimed trial to the alleged offence on Feb 28. Counsel Loretto S. Padua, who represented the manager, told Sessions Court judge Ummu Kalthom Abd Samad that both the accused and the girl are in the process of getting married at the Syariah Court.

Ahmad Nazmeen said the prosecution has no objection to the case being withdrawn but the man needs to first settle the matter with the Syariah Court. Ummu Kalthom set May 20 for mention.

The accused was released on a bail of RM8,000 in two local sureties and to report weekly to the investigating officer in charge of this case.

In a separate case, a farmer was sentenced to 10 years' jail and 10 strokes of the rotan for attempting to rape his 10-year-old daughter in Kota Marudu on April 19.

 

[kongsimi]

What stupidy is this?

Let him continue to legally rape her?

Reward him for raping her?

 

[winnipegjets]

Uniquely Malaysia indeed. You can rape and get away with it. This manager can marry and then divorce easily (just utter divorce three times and it is done). Then rape again and marry the next victim.
This is a perverted version of Islam that Malaysia practise.

 

[iAgent]

Married with a 13 year old not consider under age sex?

 

[no_faith]

malaysia boleh

 

[shctaw]

Stockholm Syndrome.

A sudden mental twit where you fall in love with your abuser. Nothing to see here..... move on.

 

[TommyThayer]

Monday May 13, 2013

Face the law, married or not

By WONG PEK MEI
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PETALING JAYA: The man who plans to marry a 13-year-old girl he allegedly raped should still face the law, said the Malaysian Bar.

Its president Christopher Leong said the statutory rape charge should still stand.

“The two getting married does not resolve the issue of alleged statutory rape by a 40-year-old.

“We cannot send the wrong message to society that statutory rape is acceptable if the alleged culprit subsequently marries the alleged underage victim,” he said yesterday.

On May 9, it was reported that the restaurant manager had agreed to marry the teen who then decided to withdraw her accusation against him in a police report lodged on April 18.

The man had allegedly raped the student inside a parked car at a roadside in Inanam, near Kota Kinabalu, at 10am on Feb 18.

DPP Ahmad Nazmeen Zulkifli told Sessions Court judge Ummu Kalthom Abd Samad the prosecution had no objection to the case being withdrawn but the man needed to first settle the matter with the Syariah Court.

Sisters in Islam executive director Ratna Osman concurred that the charge for statutory rape should proceed.

“There is a criminal charge here. An accused does not get the privilege of escaping criminal charges by deciding to marry the victim he is accused of raping,” she said.

Ratna called on the Syariah Court to reject any application for marriage to a minor under 18, especially since there is a pending criminal charge against the applicant in this case.

Association of Women Lawyers' president Meera Samanther questioned the consent allegedly given by the girl to marry the man.

“Does this young girl have the mental and physical capability to consent to such an important decision like marriage?,” she asked.

“We have to act in the best interests of the child as stated in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child that Malaysia has ratified.”

Meanwhile, Sabah police commissioner Datuk Hamza Taib said any decision lies with the Attorney-General's Chambers.

“We have completed our investigations and submitted the findings.

“It is up to the A-G on the next move,” he said.