FAM fiasco shows fake glory prioritised over human rights, says activist

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Johan Ariffin Samad says there are thousands of stateless Malaysians, including in Sabah, who deserve citizenship.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/10/11/fam-fiasco-shows-fake-glory-prioritised-over-human-rights-says-activist  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/10/11/kontroversi-fam-akibat-kejar-kejayaan-palsu-pinggir-hak-asasi-manusia-kata-aktivis  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews

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00:00The irregular naturalization of seven footballers is symptomatic of the country's pursuit of fake glory,

00:07even at the expense of human rights, a Sabah activist lamented.

00:12Johan Arifin Samad said there were thousands of stateless Malaysians across the country,

00:17including in Sabah, who deserve citizenship and whose plight is constantly highlighted by NGOs.

00:23Although no official data exists, various reports estimate that Sabah is home to some 300,000 stateless individuals,

00:33including children, while the estimate in Sarawak runs into the tens of thousands.

00:39Recently, Development of Human Resources for Rural Areas Malaysia and NGO urged the Home Ministry

00:46to apply the same administrative flexibility shown in the naturalization of seven footballers

00:52to stateless children with Malaysian ties.

00:56Late last month, FIFA fined the Football Association of Malaysia 1.9 million ringgit

01:01and handed the seven foreign players a 12-month suspension along with individual fines of 11,000 ringgit

01:08for being guilty of breaching Article 22 of its code, which relates to the use of forged or falsified documents.

01:16Panyu Jo, FMT.

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