In Egypt, police arrested the parents of an 11-year-old bride and a 12-year-old groom just hours after the engagement was announced.
According to Al-Arabiya News, the parents who announced the engagement of minors in the Egyptian village of Amu Khanin were arrested a few hours later. An 11-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy were announced to be engaged in a village 30 km from Egypt.
According to the Egyptian National Council for the Rights of the Child, the two families began preparations for the engagement in earnest. Share, but the pictures posted on social media were the reason for the arrest of the parents and the security forces have started the investigation by arresting the parents while tracing the engagement ceremony.
Council Secretary-General Sehar al-Sanbati said: "We saw the images going viral on social media and informed the Child Support System about the incident.
He condemned the incident saying that child marriage is not allowed in the constitution of the country and it is a violation of Article 80 of the constitution. Under this article, the government has the right to take action against parents for treating their children violently, rudely or inappropriately.
