WE commend Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin for appearing on Bernama News on Oct 11 to talk about the laws and procedures for acquiring Malaysian citizenship and the importance of registering marriages to ensure that children do not end up being stateless.
However, it’s perplexing that the National Registration Department (JPN) and Home Ministry are still placing the blame on the children for being stateless, and their parents for not getting their marriage registered.
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