megimoo
02-02-2010, 07:55 PM
A 12-year-old Saudi girl unexpectedly has given up her petition for divorce from an 80-year-old man her father forced her to marry in exchange for a dowry, Saudi media reports.
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The girl told the court that her marriage to the man was done with her agreement, according to Okaz newspaper.
According to reports, the girl's father, who is separated from her mother, arranged her marriage to the 80-year-old in exchange for a dowry payment of 85,000 riyals ($25,450).
The case caused an uproar after Al-Riyadh newspaper first reported it in early January, saying the marriage had been consummated and quoting the girl as pleading to the journalist to "save me".
http://www.smh.com.au/world/girl-12-drops-divorce-request-from-80yearold-husband-20100203-nbf1.html
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The girl told the court that her marriage to the man was done with her agreement, according to Okaz newspaper.
According to reports, the girl's father, who is separated from her mother, arranged her marriage to the 80-year-old in exchange for a dowry payment of 85,000 riyals ($25,450).
The case caused an uproar after Al-Riyadh newspaper first reported it in early January, saying the marriage had been consummated and quoting the girl as pleading to the journalist to "save me".
http://www.smh.com.au/world/girl-12-drops-divorce-request-from-80yearold-husband-20100203-nbf1.html