Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail today reaffirmed the government's commitment to amend the country's laws that concern citizenship issues, including for children born overseas to Malaysian mothers and foreign fathers.
Confirming Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Azalina Othman Said's earlier statement that the government will propose to amend the Federal Constitution's citizenship rule, he said the Home Ministry expects to table its cabinet paper on the matter by next month (February).
Speaking at a presser in Putrajaya this afternoon, Saifuddin Nasution (above) said the ongoing case at the Federal Court - where a group of Malaysian mothers are appealing to overturn an earlier decision by the Court of Appeal that barred them from having their children from getting automatic citizenship - would not hinder the new administration's commitment to look into the issue from the perspective of a constitutional amendment.
"I think the process (for cabinet paper) will be quick. My target is to table the paper in the cabinet by February.
"(Because) I still need to do some finetuning on the paper," he told reporters.
[More to follow] - Mkini
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