Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has stated that the proposal to amend the Federal Constitution was a decision made by the government. He explained the process and requirements for amending matters related to citizenship in the Constitution.
The proposal to amend the Federal Constitution was a decision made by the government, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has said. “It is not Saifuddin Nasution’s (decision), but the Home Ministry and the government’s decision. “So, I presented the paper to the Cabinet for policy approval. In the Federal Constitution , if you want to amend matters that touch on citizenship, there are also principles.
“The Rulers have to give the ‘green light’, the Sabah state government has to agree and no obstacles with the Sarawak state government. That is clear the Federal Constitution and the Home Ministry had presented to the Conference of Rulers, the governments of Sabah and Sarawak,” Saifuddin said in an interview with. He recounted how it all started, citing the case that involved Suriani Kempe’s family. In the Federal Constitution, Article 8 (20) states that men and women are equal and based on this Suriani took the case to court. “The High Court had then said based on the argument, that the father in this sentence also includes the mother
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