Govt not appealing Kuching Court order to lower voting age, say lawyers

Hidir Reduan Abdul RashidPublished: Oct 21, 2021 10:23 AM | Updated: Oct 21, 2021 10:24 AM

The Malaysian government has not filed an appeal to overturn the Kuching High Court's landmark ruling to lower the nationwide voting age to 18.

Lawyer Simon Siah today said the government has not filed any appeal by the Oct 6 deadline.

On Sept 3, the Kuching High Court allowed a judicial review by five Sarawakian youths to...

Any bid to rush S'wak polls is an attempt to deny Undi18 - PSB

Undi18 won't be implemented in time for Malacca polls

Automatic registration: EC calls M'sians 18 and above to verify data

Status of Undi18 implementation among the focus of Dewan Rakyat today

Undi18 launches activism movement UndiNegaraku

Comments0

By posting a comment, you agree to our Commenting Terms and Conditions as stipulated in full here.

Do's and don'ts when posting comments in Malaysiakini

TERMS & CONDITIONS

Foul language, profanity, vulgarity, slanderous, personal attack, threatening, sexually-orientated comments or the use of any method of communication that may violate any law or create needless unpleasantness will not be tolerated. Antisocial behaviour such as "spamming" and "trolling" will be suspended. Violators run the risk of also being blocked permanently.

REPORT VIOLATORS

Please use the report feature that is available below each comment to flag offending comments for our moderators to take action. Do not take matters in your own hands to avoid unpleasant and unnecessary exchanges that may result in your own suspension or ban.

NOTICE

Our commenting system is still under development. We have taken note of feedback provided.

Subscriber-only space: