PKR leaders raise 41 cases of stateless children at Penang NRD
PKR leaders brought 41 cases of children who are unable to obtain their Malaysian (blue) identity cards and thus have been deprived of getting an education to the state National Registration Department (JPN) on Jalan Anson in Penang today.
They also highlighted two cases of adults without blue ICs.
Speaking to reporters at the JPN, Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin said the lives of the 41 children have been "severely affected" as they could not attend school without a blue IC.
"The government must provide a path to citizenship. I want to change that to “a path to a blue IC” because they are, in actual fact, citizens, according to the constitution.
"But due to the failure of federal government policies, especially at the Home Ministry (KDN), they couldn’t get their deserved blue ICs," Sim said...
They are unable to obtain blue identity cards, thus depriving them of enrolling in school.
