Dorin Cioabă, a representative of the Roma community, expressed outrage over a new Romanian law that could imprison parents who arrange marriages for minors.

He argues that the law fails to distinguish between forced marriages and consensual relationships among adolescents, which could lead to unnecessary legal consequences.

The law, recently passed by the Romanian Parliament, imposes prison sentences of 2 to 7 years for forced marriages involving minors under 16, aiming to protect young individuals from coercion.

• Dorin Cioabă, autointitulat rege al romilor, revoltat de legea care interzice căsătoriile între copii: “O veste tristă în comunitate”. In: Antena 3. 20.09.2026. https://www.antena3.ro/amp/dorin-cioaba-autointitulat-rege-al-romilor-revoltat-de-legea-care-interzice-casatoriile-intre-copii-o-veste-trista-in-comunitate-803904.html