Approving citizenship of stateless children is a Federal matter, says Sarawak minister

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KUCHING: The Sarawak government cannot determine the speed of approving citizenship applications from stateless children in the state as this is a Federal matter.

State Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said her ministry would like citizenship applications to be decided speedily.

Ding had asked whether the state government had any plans to speed up the process of tackling the issue of stateless children, apart from the proposed issuance of temporary documents, following the re-establishment of the special committee on citizenship status. "This is because the issue of citizenship, even with reference to the Inter-Governmental Committee Report, Malaysia Agreement 1963 and Federal Constitution, has always been agreed to be a Federal matter," she said.

 

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