Court of Appeal maintains Malaysian mums’ lawsuit seeking citizenship for kids born abroad
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 ― The Malaysian government has failed for the second time in its attempt to quash a lawsuit by several Malaysian mothers seeking for their children born abroad to automatically become Malaysian citizens.
In welcoming the decision, the Association of Family Support and Welfare Selangor & KL said this will allow the struggles of Malaysian mothers in their children’s citizenship rights to be heard at the KL High Court on August 24. The High Court previously dismissed the government’s application to strike out the lawsuit in May, rejecting the government’s argument that the court case was frivolous. The same court also dismissed the government’s application to stay the proceedings of the lawsuit.
In response, Family Frontiers said they were appalled and disappointed by Putrajaya’s decision, and accused the government of turning a blind eye to the plight of mothers whose children cannot return home to Malaysia as citizens and are struggling to be united with their mothers due to travel restrictions.
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