Around 50 individuals granted Lebanese nationality by a recent controversial naturalization decree are set to be removed from the list of names, local media reported Tuesday.

General Security will remove the names of these individuals from the decree for “legal” and “other reasons” that invalidate their eligibility for the Lebanese nationality, according to a report in the local daily Al-Joumhouria.

A General Security spokesperson did not provide any details when asked about the report. General Security chief Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim said Sunday that his agency would finish vetting the individuals named in the decree this week.

President Michel Aoun had tasked General Security with checking the list of candidates selected for Lebanese citizenship after the decree sparked outcry across the country.

Despite this, last week that the Interior Ministry has started filing citizenship paperwork for candidates on the decree.

Aoun, the prime minister and the interior minister signed the decree in May, granting Lebanese citizenship to over 400 people, representing 20 different nationalities.

The decree was published in full on June 7, some weeks after its unpublicized endorsement.

Roughly 110 of those naturalized were of Palestinian origin, while 100 were Syrian nationals.

While the decree is not in violation of the constitution, the secretive manner of its passage and its timing have sparked backlash.

This article has been adapted from its original source.