Zaharuddin should apologise for 'baseless' MM2H claims
Sungai Buloh PAS division chief Zaharuddin Muhammad should publicly apologise for his recent social media posts, said the PKR Youth Legal and Public Complaints Bureau, because his claims about immigration and naturalisation have no basis in the Federal Constitution.
'His explanation is not only misleading and prejudiced but also reflects a serious misunderstanding of the Federal Constitution, particularly in relation to Malaysia's citizenship laws,' said the bureau's chief, Khairul Naim Rafidi.
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