A father in Al-Sharqiya governorate was accused of forcing his 13-year-old daughter Fatima into marriage and was arrested by police officers on Tuesday. According to investigations conducted by the Attorney General’s office, the father had forced his daughter into marriage twice with a customary contract, before divorcing the first one and forcing her into a second customary marriage that resulted in her pregnancy. The accused father was arrested and taken to the public prosecution along with the two men that the 13-year-old girl had married. A source at Al-Sharqiya security department stated that during his interrogation, the father had said that he “wanted to protect his daughter and that the marriage was announced publicly, and would have become official until she turns 18-years-old.” According to Egyptian law, the specified age for marriage is 18 years old, as stated in Article 116 of the Child Act No. 126 of 2008. Punishment for violation of that law includes imprisonment for a period of not less than two years and a fine of not less than 10 thousand pounds and not more than 50 thousand pounds. In the same context, the director of…
Father Arrested for Allegedly Forcing 13-Year-Old Daughter Into Marriage
July 23, 2019
