A Disguised Indonesian Muslim Cleric Got Married with a 12-Year Child, Victimizing Islam

Indonesia's media and people were preoccupied with the eccentric action of a wealthy Muslim clerics named Kyai Puji who recently (August 8, 2008 at 03.00am) got married to a 12 years child in Semarang, Middle Java, Indonesia. This news became very attractive among people after he announced his plan to marry other two children, each of 7 and 9 years old (he will not sleep on them before they have mens period). His action brought about controversies among activists and religious leaders, including the Indonesian Muslim Scholars Board in Jakarta. This organization called for other Muslim religious leaders not to follow Puji's action because it will cause social problems from women and bring negative image to Islam and Muslim. Further, Musda Mulia, a well-known Muslim gender activist, accused Kyai Puji as an agent of religion-disguised pedophilia perpetrator. He used the 14-century old practice of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) who got married with 'Aisyah (may Allah bless her) when she was 9 years old. Therefore, many called for bringing Puji to the trial due to his breaking several laws related to the children protection and age limit (16 year old) for women to get married according to the Indonesian law.
From my point of view, Puji's condition is not comparable to the Prophet Muhammad. When the Prophet Muhammad got married with 'Aisyah, his first wife, Sitti Khadijah who was accompanying him in the best way for 25 years died. When she died, Muhammad (peace be upon him) was very desprate  and felt abondaned because his granfather and uncle who had supported his struggle against the traditional power had all died. Sitti Khadijah was 40 year old when Muhammd (still 25 year old) married her. During that time, Muhammad (peace be upon him) had not had thought to get married with anyone. Secondly, marriying more than one woman was not sexually driven practise by him, but it was a social and political movement to maintain social integration among Muslims in Madinah and all Arab penunsilla at that time. This inter-religious and racial marriage was a common practise among the leaders at that time, even worse. Muhammad acted in a paternalistic way at that time to save severly degrading status of women in the society. During his period and long before, women were cheap labors and sexually highly exploited by men. Men could do anything toward women. This practise achieved the level of it was very shamful to have a girl child. If one gave birth to a girl child, she was most likely to kill her and throw her away. So, I don't see any place to compare and justify Puji's action based on Muhammad's deed. I think Puji has his own personal reasons to do so and Islamic teaching is used by him as an ideology to justify his action. Islam is a religion that has a zero-tolerant justice principle. When one uses it as a justification for his or her unjust action, Islam in fact is free from it and it is really 'victimized'.