Suara Hati Zahra Sparks Controversy

Sinetron Suara Hati Istri: Zahra, which aired in Indosiar, caused controversy because one of the actors who was 15 years old played the role of the third wife. Soap operas that are judged to allow the practice of pedophilia is finally temporarily suspended.

Known, soap opera Suara Hati Istri: Zahra was criticized by a number of netizens for allegedly condoning the practice of pedophilia. Because, one of the actors named Lea Ciarachel played the role of the third wife. But Lea Ciarachel is still 15 years old. Netizens were outraged and the issue became trending on Twitter.

KPI reveals 2 main points of the soap opera problem Suara Hati Istri: Zahra. The first is the cast of 'Zahra' who is under age and the second is the theme of the story. KPI Institutional Coordinator Commission, Irsal Ambia stated, "Because the problems in this soap opera are actually 2 things.

The first is that the 15-year-old actor must play a role that can be psychologically disruptive as a teenager because she has to play a wife, where the dynamics, conflicts and so on, and also placed as a wife who must serve the husband and not in accordance with the development of youth. If she has to deal with things like that even in the form of soap operas. But the filming process and others we assume it's not appropriate for her age.

Secondly about the theme, this soap opera raises the issue of early marriage. In the soap opera it is depicted that she was still a child and then married into a third wife. So this child marriage is a problem too. The government is working to reduce the number of child marriages in Indonesia. With this soap opera we see there is an effort to exploit the issue but it is not accompanied by a message that simply states that it is a bad thing. So we think the storyline needs to change. Wedding themes should no longer be displayed".

• Hasan Ibnu Salam