Court rules against govt, Perak teen to get citizenship after 14-year wait

Hidir Reduan Abdul RashidPublished: Oct 26, 2022 6:15 AM

After 14 years of various procedural and legal hurdles, a Perak-born teenager can finally breathe a sigh of relief after the Federal Court today dismissed an application by the government to commence an appeal to deny her citizenship.

The family’s counsel Annou Xavier confirmed that the apex bench, chaired by the Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim, dismissed the leave to appeal bid by the...

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