Fil-Malaysian kid discouraged by Malaysian govt after third citizenship try

Malaysia's National Registration Department is set to "strike out" a suit for citizenship by a Malaysian-Filipino student, despite his having a birth certificate and a passport.

Navin Moorty, a 16-year-old student-leader, was issued the application by the government to strike out his claim for citizenship, reported Malaysian news site The Star last Feb. 14.

The application comes after his third application, after his father's attempts in 2010 and 2011were rejected by Putrajaya's NRD.

"We need time to study the papers," Moorty's lawyer Robin Lim told the Sun.

Despite the paper issued to him, Moorty's application will be heard on April 4 by a high court judge. The Government and the Home Ministry were named as defendants by Moorty in his civil dispute.

According to the application the honor student filed on Dec. 17, he was born in Klinik Sarmukh in Jalan Genting Klang on July 8, 1998. This qualified him for a Malaysian birth certificate.

Because of his lack of MyKad, an identity card issued to every Malaysian citizen aged 12 and above, schoolmates considered him an "outsider." Moorty claimed that school administrators even brought him in for multiple questionings.

His father, a native Malaysian, was forced to pay a levy for Moorty to study in a national school. His mother, Marissa Novero, could not be traced.  Rie Takumi/BM, GMA News

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