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Runaway teen back with family
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Wed, Oct 29, 2008
New Straits Times
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>MATARAM, INDONESIA: "I will kiss the soles of their feet if I have to, for their blessings." Knowing that abducting and hiding the girl of his dreams did not help him find favour with her parents, Noor Fadilah Ahmad's husband, Nasrudin Dahrom, has decided to charm his way into his in-laws' hearts.
"I don't care if they want to beat me up. Fate has decided that Noor Fadilah and I are meant to be together and I can't do anything to change that," said the 24-year-old after his lady love was tearfully reunited with her parents at the Immigration office here yesterday.
"Even if they don't take me as their son-in-law, I will still consider them as my family," he said, adding that he was willing to let Noor Fadilah go home because he was confident that he would eventually be reunited with her.
Noor Fadilah was reunited with her parents, Ahmad Abdul Hamid, 46, and Masitah Abdullah, 42, two months after being taken to Lombok. Her folks had disapproved of her relationship with Nasrudin.
The 18-year-old, from Bagai Serai, Perak, screamed "mama" and ran into her parents' arms the moment she saw them at the Immigration office.
Tears flowed as she told her mother repeatedly how much she loved her.
"It's not that I don't love you. I do. I want to go home," she said.
Masitah, equally teary, gently chastised her for eloping with her lover.
"Why did you do this to me? I was so worried and the family was so sad. But no matter what, I still love you and want you back," she said.
The meeting was arranged by Umno Youth community defence secretariat chairman Datuk Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim.
For a moment, the situation at the Immigration office grew strained when Nasrudin's mother, Rumini berated Azeez for getting involved in the matter. Azeez eventually managed to bring calm to the situation.
At 4.15pm, Noor Fadilah was taken to the Selaparang Airport where she was officially handed over to the custody of the secretariat and her parents.
Speaking in an Indonesian dialect, she said she regretted her actions and was worried about the future ramifications of her entering Indonesia illegally.
"I just want to beg for my family's forgiveness. I will go home and find a way to right all the wrongs I've done," she said, adding that she hoped Nasrudin, whom she married on Oct 11, would be able to visit her in Malaysia.
Azeez cautioned young girls to be more circumspect in their romantic relationships and not get involved with foreigners.
He stressed that the secretariat's role in this case did not mean they would come galloping to the aid of every woman who inflicted distress on herself.
"This case should be a lesson to others not to take their families for granted."
Noor Fadilah had been facing the prospect of jail time for entering the island illegally on Sept 6.
She was taken to the Indonesian province by Nasrudin in September after her parents objected to their relationship.
Her family lodged a police report and sought the help of the secretariat to bring her home.
Discussions between Azeez, Malaysian embassy counsellor (immigration) Mohd Zahari Hassan and secretariat secretary Datuk Muhd Khairun Aseh, with Mataram immigration enforcement chief M. Adnan resulted in the teenager being let off the hook by the Indonesian government.
According to Indonesian Immigration law, an individual caught entering the country illegally could be jailed six years or fined three million rupiah (about RM800).
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