ROME (AP) — Italian police on Thursday took into custody in Pakistan a Pakistani man who is on trial in Italy for the murder of his daughter after she refused family demands to marry a cousin in their homeland. Abbas’ uncle, two cousins, her father, Shabbir Abbas, and her mother went on trial in February 2023. His return to Italy on the murder charge underscores Italy’s resolve to prosecute those who violate Italian laws against forced marriage. According to Italian investigators, that kiss enraged Abbas’ parents, who wanted her to marry a cousin in Pakistan. In 2019, Italy made coercing an Italian citizen or resident into marriage, even abroad, a crime covered under domestic violence laws.

Source: Ethiopian News September 01, 2023 01:16 UTC