00:00The citizens of the country are the highest honor of the country, and it cannot be given
00:06in its own way. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has set strict conditions
00:13to qualify an individual as a citizen of Malaysia.
00:18At the same time, the foundation of the citizens of the country must also take into account the
00:24human rights for every individual, especially women and children.
00:54I also agree with the move that gives the rights of the citizens of the country
01:11by force of law to children in this category only for one generation only.
01:20And for me, this is an important control mechanism to ensure the violation of the
01:27rights of the citizens of the country given by the move of this institution cannot be misused.
01:36I believe that we as Malaysians who are loyal to the country do not want a generation of Malaysian
01:45citizens to exercise their rights as citizens of the country, including the right to vote in
01:52the election, but for the rest of their lives live abroad and do not give their loyalty to Malaysia.
02:01I also want to touch on the move of the second part, the second agenda,
02:05the violation of the constitution, which stipulates that only children born in the constitution
02:12and at least one of their parents, a citizen of the country at the time of his birth,
02:18are eligible to become citizens of the country by force of law.
02:24With the move that is proposed, children whose parents at the time of their birth
02:29were permanent citizens are no longer eligible to become citizens of the country by force of law.
02:38And I think this move needs to be re-examined by the Minister.
03:08I am the Minister of Home Affairs. We have introduced a special SOP
03:14to speed up the process of application under Article 15A. And I think this is important
03:23because it involves children. And if there is a violation in the application process,
03:29then there is no opportunity to appeal to citizens of the country because they are over the age.
03:38Therefore, in my opinion, for a 21-year-old in this institution, it is quite reasonable to remain,
03:47unless the KDN can provide a guarantee that all applications under Article 15A
03:57are processed in a fast track manner with permission to avoid eligible applications
04:02that have missed the opportunity to appeal due to the decrease in the age limit.
04:09I understand that this move aims to re-examine the laws of the citizens of the country.
04:20However, there are still some gaps, especially in the welfare of children and women
04:27who still need to be improved.
04:30I have recently met with many non-governmental bodies
04:36who expressed concern
04:39if this move is carried out without taking into account the interests of children, especially women.
04:48I think if it is necessary, then it may need to be referred to a special authority
04:56first,
04:59before it can be passed
05:02so that the things that I have raised can be re-examined and improved.
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