Girls as young as NINE forced into marriage by Imams - and authorities are POWERLESS

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/700333/Forced-marriage-children-Germany-migrant-crisis-Imams

MARRIAGE among migrant children living in Germany is on the rise - with girls as young as NINE made to take part in sick wedding ceremonies.

By Rebecca Perring & Monika Pallenberg

PUBLISHED: 04:54, Tue, Aug 16, 2016 | UPDATED: 08:00, Tue, Aug 16, 2016

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Forced marriage among children is on the rise

Forced marriages are supposed to be illegal in Angela Merkel’s nation - but a loophole in the law means officials cannot interfere in religious marriages - which sees hundreds of vulnerable children walk down the aisle.

Shocking figures reveal how underage girls are forced by Imams into marriages and disappear from schools because they have to do household chores for their mother-in-laws or even move abroad.

The Romani community sometimes marry off 13-year-old girls to 17-year-old boys in ancient ceremonies - in the middle of Germany.

Although the exact figures remain a mystery, authorities in Bavaria counted 161 cases of marriage applicants under the age of 16 and 550 cases under the age of 18 by the end of April.

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