IPOH: Each day, at least 20 Muslim couples get divorced in Perak since Covid-19 pandemic hit the state.
Manjoi assemblyman Datuk Asmuni Awi, who is also Perak Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) chairman, said statistics from the Malaysian Syariah Judiciary Department showed a total of 71,806 divorce cases were recorded nationwide between January 2020 and June this year, equivalent to 132 cases per day, NST reported.
“If this number is broken down by state, Perak contributed 12 per cent of the total divorce cases, which means 20 couples get divorced every day or 450 couples a month,” he said during a debate session at the state Legislative Assembly Sitting in Bangunan Perak Darul Ridzuan here today.
He said this could be due Covid-19 pandemic and Movement Control Order (MCO) that led to financial stress, job loss and business closures that affected the people’s income.
