Appeals Court: June 22 verdict for govt's appeal on citizenship for children born abroad to M'sian mothers

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has set June 22 to give its verdict on the appeal by the government seeking to overturn a lower court ruling that children born overseas to Malaysian mothers who are married to foreigners are entitled to automatic Malaysian citizenship.

Justice Kamaludin Md Said, who chaired a three-member panel, fixed the date after counsels representing the respective parties in two citizenship cases completed making their submissions before the court.