Wan Junaidi: Amending citizenship laws not a matter of changing one word, process goes beyond government
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — The road to amending the nation’s citizenship laws, which are not in favour of Malaysian mothers with overseas-born children, is not a smooth one and requires several processes, de facto law minister, Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said.
“Someone met me a few days ago when I was attending an event to celebrate Singapore’s national day. That person said just amend one word. No, because in relation to the constitutional amendments linked to citizenship, it goes beyond the government to the Conference of Rulers and others. The Court of Appeal, in a majority decision on August 5, saw two judges ruling that the overseas-born children of Malaysian mothers cannot automatically be Malaysian citizens.
Malaysia’s citizenship laws under the Federal Constitution only specify having a Malaysian “father” as the requirement for an overseas-born person to automatically qualify as a Malaysian citizen.
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