A. Latif Baraka – Heba Press
The Minister of Justice and Liberties, Abdul Latif Wehbe, opened both an “old and new” file linked to the issue of minor marriage through his response to a presentation by the Progress and Socialism team in the Chamber representatives during the hearing. question session at the start of the week.
Wehbe revealed shocking figures to legislative officials, saying: About 60 percent of minors’ marriage applications receive a response from judges.
Regarding the criminalization of minor marriage, Wehbé confirmed that this “worrying” issue was mentioned in the amendment to the new Family Code, which is in the hands of the king.
Wehbe said, while presenting the data regarding this file, that about 97 percent of those who apply for permission to marry leave school prematurely, of which women represent 99 percent, while minor boys represent 1 percent.
The list presented by Wehbé concerning requests for authorization to marry minors comes as the province of Marrakech occupies the top of the ranking with 1,397 requests, followed by the provinces of Taroudant, Kelaa de Sraghna, Nouvelle Fez, Essaouira, Sidi Bennour, Tangier and the village of Ba M’hamed, and at the bottom of the ranking is Casablanca with 234 applications.
