Lawyers’ group pans govt over 'buy time' excuse to appeal citizenship ruling

Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) has criticised the government for continuing its appeal over the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s recent declaration of automatic citizenship for overseas-born children of Malaysian mums and foreign dads.

The group said while it welcomes the government’s decision to amend the Federal Constitution on the citizenship issue, it refused to accept Putrajaya’s excuse that the appeal was made to “buy time” for the proposed amendment.

“[...] We are dismayed to learn that...