00:00 I would like to draw the first attention of the media to the article 159 of the Constitution.
00:14 The title is "Change of Constitution".
00:18 Article 159, article 5.
00:24 Article 5 states, "Any law that makes a change to article 4, article 10, or any law passed,
00:39 including article 3, cannot be passed without the consent of the Council of Rulers."
00:59 We have made several questions and requests for clarification from the Minister himself, including today.
01:11 He has stated that the current amendment to the Constitution is called the Blue Bill.
01:22 The Blue Bill is the Constitution that will be discussed.
01:26 According to the Minister, he said that the last amendment to the Bill was made to the Supreme Council
01:42 when the Prime Minister was addressing the Supreme Council before the Cabinet was formed.
01:49 That is a common practice.
01:51 We believe that the original amendment to article 159 is clear and expressly stated.
02:04 It must be approved by the Council of Rulers.
02:08 For us, the Council of Rulers is a council of nine people, including the Prime Minister.
02:16 The Prime Minister is the only entity, not a council of kings.
02:21 The question is, does the government fulfil the amendment to article 159 to get consent?
02:31 He said, "The consent of the Conference of Rulers."
02:37 Consent, not just a reference.
02:42 The issue is, does the government get consent?
02:46 That is a big issue.
02:48 The second issue is, when we receive a statement,
02:52 which is a long statement, taking more than two hours,
02:56 with the explanation from the ministries, including the Ministry of State Inquiry,
03:05 and the KSU, we find that what has been given to us,
03:12 big and important things, have not been included in the bill.
03:23 This is what I raised in the council.
03:26 After the minister presented the reading for the first time,
03:30 before we were supported, we raised it.
03:32 We asked for an explanation.
03:35 Why is this draft or bill different from the statement given to us?
03:42 As a government that wants to reform institutions, including parliament,
03:49 it should be managed.
03:51 That is one of the important things.
03:53 So in the management, other things are given,
03:56 which reach others.
03:58 We order others, get others.
04:01 That is the current situation.
04:03 One of the big issues that is not included in this bill is,
04:11 what is it, related to the...
04:17 The child.
04:19 The child.
04:20 The child.
04:21 The child.
04:22 The child.
04:23 The foundling baby.
04:25 It is not included.
04:26 The statement has been given that the foundling babies are affected,
04:31 who do not know their origins and so on.
04:34 At this time, it is automatically a citizen,
04:40 when it is confirmed to be born in one place in the congregation,
04:46 and the wife is a resident in that area,
04:52 it automatically becomes a citizen.
04:56 What was suggested before this,
04:58 we also have a procedure after the move,
05:01 what was suggested was,
05:03 there is an institution term, KKU,
05:06 Kuat Kuasa Undang-Undang,
05:08 Force of Law.
05:10 Another one, By Registration.
05:12 Force of Law means automatically.
05:16 When it is born in that state, it automatically becomes a citizen.
05:21 What was suggested by the previous government in the statement to us,
05:25 it cannot be done automatically,
05:28 it must be done through registration.
05:31 By registration.
05:33 By registration means there must be a request,
05:38 there is a survey,
05:40 there are supporting reports,
05:44 supporting documents, and so on.
05:46 Including, we explained, documents that need,
05:51 birth certificate, birth certificate, police report, protection report, JKM,
05:56 newspaper coverage of children who are found, if there is.
06:01 So much so, the survey or the survey,
06:06 is a request for someone who is found,
06:10 a child who is found, to be verified as a citizen.
06:13 Suddenly, this request is not included in the law.
06:20 That is Article 15A2.
06:25 Article 15A2.
06:27 So, that is what we consider as something that should not happen.
06:37 And, what is this,
06:41 now there is Article 15A.
06:43 There is no 1 or 2, only 1 clause.
06:46 Article 15A,
06:48 it is suggested here to include a new amendment to Article 15A2.
06:53 That is the thing I mentioned earlier.
06:56 So, we have held a meeting with the Minister for a while,
07:00 with the Chief of the Opposition,
07:03 and he gave us a statement that we cannot accept
07:09 as a justifiable reason,
07:12 that has justification,
07:14 including consent from the Council of Ministers,
07:19 and also why it is not included,
07:23 the amendment that was suggested.
07:25 When he said, what was proposed was a suggestion,
07:29 he said, this is the final one.
07:31 That is what he called,
07:33 you shift the goalpost.
07:36 He changed the goalpost.
07:39 That cannot be accepted.
07:41 This is what was proposed.
07:43 If he really wants to,
07:44 he should just go back to us.
07:46 Why did he not include Article 15A2 in the law?
07:52 One of the suggestions,
07:54 the usual practice in parliament,
07:56 when each bill has a factual argument from the opposition,
08:03 or sometimes from the government itself,
08:06 for example, during the National Union,
08:09 the GEG Bill,
08:13 brought by the Minister of Health,
08:16 was rejected not only by the opposition,
08:20 but also by the government,
08:21 and was referred to the Special Select Committee.
08:24 The Special Select Committee of the parliament.
08:28 So in this case, we agree,
08:30 if it is referred back.
08:32 That was also a suggestion given by the Deputy Speaker
08:35 to the Minister of Home Affairs,
08:36 just a moment ago.
08:37 Why not you hold on,
08:39 we give ample time to everyone,
08:43 to all the stakeholders,
08:45 including NGO,
08:46 to come up with their proposal or their suggestion,
08:52 and then we can make a complete amendment to the constitution.
08:57 Before he made the briefing to us,
09:01 definitely he got the blessing and green light from the cabinet.
09:07 And why now,
09:09 he changed the proposal for this amendment?
09:13 For us, that is also a pressure.
09:16 Could be a pressure from the cabinet itself,
09:18 or certain quarters in the cabinet,
09:21 in the government itself.
09:24 We don't want to mention who,
09:26 but we presume he received a pressure from certain quarters,
09:32 either in the government or in the cabinet itself.
09:36 That is our presumption.
09:38 Thank you.
09:40 Thank you.
09:42 Thank you.
09:44 Thank you.
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