EXCLUSIVE Going by the Malaysian federal constitution and official files in Montenegro, alleged gambling kingpin Paul Phua whom Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had vouched for is technically no longer Malaysian.

New evidence pertaining to Phua's wide businesses web in Montenegro and links with top government officials in the small Balkan state show that he took up Montenegrin citizenship.

The federal constitution of Malaysia does not allow for dual citizenship, and anyone accepting citizenship of another country automatically loses his or her Malaysian citizenship...