UTRAJAYA, Oct 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysians who have renounced their citizenship will be subjected to stricter procedures should they reapply for the status, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said today.
He said their applications would be accorded the same treatment as that given to those from foreigners applying for Malaysian citizenship.
Hishammuddin responded thus when asked to comment on a newspaper report today that Malaysians who had renounced their citizenship found it difficult to get British citizenship.
According to the report by a wire agency, datelined London, hundreds of Malaysians who had "torn" up their Malaysian passports and left for Britain to claim citizenship under colonial laws found themselves to be stateless persons.
The report said that an architect from Penang had to resort to washing dishes at a Chinese restaurant after he had renounced his Malaysian citizenship and gone to Britain.
"Sometimes, when we see what's going on in certain countries, we are drawn by the promises of third parties. But what we get may not be what we had dreamed of," Hishammuddin told reporters after attending an Aidilfitri reception of the ministry, here.
He said he viewed seriously the action of some Malaysians who were prepared to "discard" their citizenship when many foreigners were keen on acquiring Malaysian citizenship.
MySinchew 2009.10.12
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