Umno man scoffs at PAS claim that 18-year-olds are immature

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KUALA LUMPUR: An Umno Supreme Council member has described as “outdated and obsolete” claims that 18-year-olds are not mature enough to vote.

In expressing disappointment over such claims, Reezal Merican Naina Merican said this point was not raised when Parliament debated the constitutional amendment to lower the voting age and implement automatic registration of voters.

“It has been debated and approved in Parliament. According to the constitution, an 18-year-old is considered an adult, including being eligible to sign a contract. That means there is trust.

“They can join the police and the army too,” he told reporters while at the Umno general assembly at Putra World Trade Centre, here.

Yesterday, PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang, who was among the 211 MPs who voted in favour of the change, said his party supported the move by the Election Commission (EC) to delay the implementation of Undi18.


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