A Muslim cleric has caused public outrage in Indonesia after marrying a 12-year-old girl.
Pujianto Cahyo Widianto married the girl in the central Java city of Semarang, during an unofficial religious ceremony.
He reportedly chose her from a pool of 20 girls, before flying to Singapore with his new bride, as well as his first wife.
It is unclear if the marriage has been consummated. If it has, Mr Widianto could face charges under child protection, marriage and labour laws.
He is reported to have justified his actions by saying he was emulating Islam's Prophet Muhammad, and that he would wait until his wife reached puberty before having sex with her. But there has been fierce reaction to the marriage within Indonesia.
Police have launched an investigation into the incident.
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