OCTOGENARIAN Nik Ariffin has 'come back to life' after the National Registration Department (NRD) corrected its earlier mistake of declaring her dead four years ago.
"I feel like I have come back to life," said the 81-year-old from Papar, about 50km from Kota Kinabalu Sabah.
Nik received a new identity card from NRD officers.
A local ethnic Bajau living alone, Nik said she lost her citizenship rights when someone made a false report to the authorities that she had died.
Since then she has had problems getting assistance from the Government. She could not even register for the Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) or vote in 2008.
Papar Umno Youth's Armizan Mohd Ali said they would appeal to the relevant agencies to allow Nik to receive the BR1M and register her as a voter.
"We hope the Government will take steps to ensure similar incidences like Nik's will not recur."
semoga kesilapan seperti ini tidak berlaku lagi.
ReplyDeleteIt is very discouraging to read that there are still 'glitches' in the National Registry Department.
ReplyDeleteHopefully this matter has already been rectify by the granny's kin at the NRD
ReplyDeletesaya terfikir siapa yang membuat laporan palsu tentang kematian nenek tersebut. pasti ada tujuan dia berbuat demikian.
ReplyDeletesepatutnya mangsa buat laporan polis supaya pihak yang melakukan penganiayaan itu dikenakan tindakan undang2..
Delete"...when someone made a false report to the authorities that she had died."
ReplyDeleteso the mistake is not from NRD.. but someone who make a false report..
siapa la someone tu
DeleteSiapakah yang membuat laporan tersebut. Kesilapan amat dikesali.
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