Egypt's Administrative Prosecution referred a cleric from Mahalla to trial for his role in the marriage of 27 underage girls in the city on Saturday, Ahram Online reports. The move comes just one day after President Abdel Fattah El Sisi called for the practice to end following a presentation on the national census by CAPMAS. Planning Minister Hala El Said had announced on Saturday that the government plans to criminalize underage marriage.

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