KUALA LUMPUR (May 30): Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin will raise the issue regarding an illegitimate child’s citizenship status to the relevant minister or the Cabinet. In a statement today, she said it was to ensure that the child could be granted Malaysian citizenship in accordance with Article 15 (2) of the Federal Constitution. She said she noted the majority decision of a Federal Court panel on Friday that the boy was not eligible for citizenship, even though his father is a Malaysian citizen. According to Zuraida, who is also the founder of the Council of Malaysian Women Political Leaders, no child should be denied citizenship on the basis of the person’s illegitimate status. Zuraida said she was committed towards the repeal or amendment of the matter and would raise it with the government.

Source: The Edge Markets May 30, 2021 04:41 UTC