Should the government allow former Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) secretary-general Chin Peng's remains to return to Malaysia?
For inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar, the question shouldn't arise as, technically, Chin Peng is not a Malaysian citizen.
"Although he was born in Sitiawan, he is not a Malaysian citizen. He never took up citizenship when he joined the CPM. I believe he is happy to be buried where he spent most of his time.
"I'm not sure whether he obtained a citizenship from Thailand, but he is not a Malaysian," said Khalid in a text message reply toMalaysiakini.
Chin Peng had once submitted to the Federal Court that he was born on October 1924 in Sitiawan and never had his citizenship revoked nor was he banished from the country.
He claimed that his birth certificate was lost when he tried to escape from the authorities during the Emergency period.
For inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar, the question shouldn't arise as, technically, Chin Peng is not a Malaysian citizen.
"Although he was born in Sitiawan, he is not a Malaysian citizen. He never took up citizenship when he joined the CPM. I believe he is happy to be buried where he spent most of his time.
"I'm not sure whether he obtained a citizenship from Thailand, but he is not a Malaysian," said Khalid in a text message reply toMalaysiakini.
Chin Peng had once submitted to the Federal Court that he was born on October 1924 in Sitiawan and never had his citizenship revoked nor was he banished from the country.
He claimed that his birth certificate was lost when he tried to escape from the authorities during the Emergency period.
Chin Peng, born Ong Boon Hua in 1924, was pronounced dead at 6.20am this morning in a hospital in Bangkok.
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