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Citizenship amendments: 'Most vulnerable groups will lose protection'
Published:  Oct 18, 2024 10:00 AM
Updated: 2:00 AM

Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has warned that the Constitution (Amendment) Bill on citizenship rights will remove the protection extended to vulnerable groups such as children of those who are stateless but have been born in Malaysia and lived their lives here.

In a three-minute video uploaded to X, Syed Saddiq explained why he was the only MP to vote against the bill yesterday.

"First, there are more than 120 NGOs and 84 influential individuals who have dedicated decades of work towards defending the most vulnerable among us - children. 


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