He said the two affecting Sections 19 and from the Second Schedule of the Federal Constitution were discontinued based on feedback from federal lawmakers and others.Saifuddin explained that the Home Ministry had intended to amend the two areas so that the citizenship applications of foundlings would be by registration rather than by law.SPONSORED CONTENT Sabah revenue hits RM6.
He said the Cabinet further recommended clear mechanisms for citizenship-related matters to prevent applicants from having to wait for months or years.The minister’s announcement today comes after strong pushback from civil society groups, which expressed concern over the potential for the proposed amendments to deny the constitutional right of foundlings to citizenship.
The effect of this amendment would be that foundlings and abandoned children will no longer be entitled to automatic citizenship.