KUALA LUMPUR— Former minister Khairy Jamaluddin criticised a newspaper today for a “misleading” report that suggested the deputy prime minister said child marriages will stay.
Khairy took to Twitter to highlight the article by The Star titled “Malaysia to allow child marriages to go on, but tighter enforcement” written based on Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail’s parliamentary reply.
“This is misleading and unfair to DPM @drwanazizah who answered my question this morning in Parliament. She clearly said Malaysia is moving to ban child marriages.
“Until those laws can be amended, there will be tighter enforcement of said existing laws,” he wrote on Twitter.
Khairy Jamaluddin@Khairykj
This is misleading and unfair to DPM @drwanazizah who answered my question this morning in Parliament. She clearly said Malaysia is moving to ban child marriages. Until those laws can be amended, there will be tighter enforcement of said existing laws. https://twitter.com/staronline/status/1062969193258115072 …
In her reply, the DPM said there were plans to amend two laws next year to tighten requirements for child marriages in order to protect minors who enter such matrimony.
Dr Wan Azizah’s deputy, Hannah Yeoh, also responded by thanking Khairy and criticising local media outlets.
“Our Malaysian media really need to be more diligent in understanding the issues and more ethical in reporting headlines. I have never been this frustrated. Malaysians — read beyond headlines please,” Yeoh wrote.
Khairy JamaluddinThis is misleading and unfair to DPM @drwanazizah who answered my question this morning in Parliament. She clearly said Malaysia is moving to ban child marriages. Until those laws can be amended, there will be tighter enforcement of said existing laws.
Hannah YeohThank you @Khairykj. Our Malaysian media really need to be more diligent in understanding the issues and more ethical in reporting headlines. I have never been this frustrated. Malaysians – read beyond headlines please.
Wan Azizah: Thank-you for the mature politics, KJ
Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail has expressed gratitude to Umno lawmaker Khairy Jamaluddin for defending her.
This is after the Rembau MP criticised the headline in a Star Online report regarding child marriages, which he claimed was unfair to Wan Azizah.
“Thank you for practising mature politics and highlighting this issue to the public.
“I remain steadfast in defending the future of children in the issue of child marriages, Insyallah (God willing),” tweeted the deputy premier this evening.
Wan Azizah is also the women, family and community development minister.
Earlier, Khairy took to Twitter to complain about the headline, which read: “Malaysia to allow child marriages to go on, but tighter enforcement.”
He argued that the headline did not reflect Wan Azizah’s response to his question in the Dewan Rakyat this morning.
“This is misleading and unfair to DPM who answered my question this morning in Parliament.
“She clearly said Malaysia is moving to ban child marriages. Until those laws can be amended, there will be tighter enforcement of said existing laws,” he said.
Khairy’s defence of Wan Azizah also won him accolades from her deputy Hannah Yeoh.
“Thank you. Our Malaysian media really need to be more diligent in understanding the issues and more ethical in reporting headlines.
“I have never been this frustrated. Malaysians – read beyond headlines please,” she tweeted. – MKINI
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