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‘Pakistani nationals' accused of getting M'sian ICs are citizens by law, says JPN
JPN said while those who fulfil the conditions can provide proof of their eligibility and apply for citizenship, this does not guarantee approval of their applications. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : The people accused of being Pakistani nationals applying for Malaysian identity cards are all Malaysian citizens, with the exception of one, says the national registration department (JPN). The department said it had received complaints that Sabah's JPN office was 'always filled with Pakistanis applying for ICs', an issue it said had resurfaced after first circulating online in 2019. In a statement today, it said the accusations were accompanied by pictures of the identity cards in question, and that action had been taken against one Mohd Izaz Abit for applying for a card with a birth certificate that was not his own. 'Action has been taken, with the deputy public prosecutor having ordered legal action. The card was seized after confessions were obtained from the person and the application's sponsor,' it said. JPN said the other three 'Pakistani nationals' in question were all citizens by operation of law under Article 14(1) of the Federal Constitution. It said the holder of the identity card for Mohd Abzah Ulamai Dar was a citizen by operation of law under Article 14(1)(a) while two others – Abd Rauf Hamzah and Said Bashar Shah Zadar – were citizens under Article 14(1)(b). Article 14(1)(a) grants citizenship by operation of law to every person born in Malaysia before Malaysia Day, while Article 14(1)(b) does so for everyone born on or after Malaysia Day whose parents are citizens. JPN said while those who fulfil the conditions can provide proof of their eligibility and apply for citizenship, this does not guarantee approval of their applications. 'As a sovereign nation, Malaysia will not arbitrarily hand out citizenship or special privileges,' it said.
Free Malaysia Today
15-05-2025
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10 fined for giving false info to JPN for birth certs
The 10 were charged with knowingly submitting false information in applications for the birth registration of nine babies at several JPN counters in the federal capital from 2004 to 2022. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : Ten people were fined between RM700 and RM2,000 each by the Kuala Lumpur magistrates' court today for providing false information to the national registration department (JPN) to obtain birth certificates and identity cards. Bernama reported that all 10, aged between 55 and 69, pleaded guilty to the charges read out in separate courts before magistrates Atiqah Mohamed @ Saim, Illi Marisqa Khalizan, MS Arunjothy, Aina Azahra Ariffin, Farah Nabihah Dan, and S Mageswary. Nine of them – Chok Tin Yong, Theng Lee Ping, Chia Chin Tong, Douglas Chan, KK Thangarajoo, Agbal Ibrahim, Yong Chin Heng, Lim Kok Boon and S'ng Peng Tiong – were charged with knowingly submitting false information in applications for the birth registration of nine babies at several JPN counters in the federal capital from 2004 to 2022. They were charged under Section 36(b) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1957, which provides for a maximum fine of RM2,000 and imprisonment of up to 12 months or both, upon conviction. Theng and another accused, Gelam Fatimah Meer Ahmad, also pleaded guilty to a charge of applying for an identity card using a birth certificate containing false information at JPN counters in the capital between 2004 and 2022. The charge, under Regulation 25(1)(b) of the National Registration Regulations 1990 (Amendment 2007), provides for a maximum prison sentence of three years, a fine of up to RM20,000 or both, upon conviction. The prosecution was led by JPN prosecuting officers Khairul Afizi Yusof, Zulkarnain Ahmad, Shahedan Taib, Mazrul Azli Matrus, Tengku Hazmi Taqiuddin Ab Aziz, Nor Zarina Zakaria, Nurul Nadiah Zainal Abidin, Ramzi Adnan and Arief Khairee Khairuddin, while some of the accused were represented by lawyers from the National Legal Aid Foundation.
