Minister says papers outlining this solution will be submitted to cabinet soon.
Putrajaya is currently in the final stages of consultation with various stakeholders and will be submitting papers to the cabinet for final approval to solve the issue of stateless children and undocumented Malaysians.
"The government is also aware that these stateless individuals are in vulnerable position and at serious risk of suffering abuse, neglect and violence perpetuated by limited access to education and healthcare, increased social and financial marginalisation, exploitation and vagrancy," he said in a statement today.
These included their parents' own citizenship status, lack of supporting documents , poverty, abandoned children, unregistered marriages due to one of the spouses being stateless and ignorance among others, he said. Mitra, he said, was also currently working with related government agencies to outline a comprehensive solution to the stateless issue, in line with the Harapan government'sHe also said that the existing provisions of the Federal Constitution had been narrowly interpreted by civil servants, and there was a lack of empathy and willingness to use their discretionary powers within the ambit of the Federal Constitution.
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