The In laws of the girl obviously duped the girl and her parents into the marriage and could have easily duped the Shariah Council of Britain, and as such I dont think the Council would have ratified the marriage if it had known the facts (at least I hope not).

But why where you disingenuous about the status of the council and its Muslim mainstream authority?

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