KUALA LUMPUR: The results of a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test are not conclusive proof when it comes to granting citizenship to a child born abroad to a Malaysian father, says the Home Ministry.
"The DNA test result is only a supporting document to verify blood ties of a person with family members, specially between children and mother or father or with other siblings and is not conclusive proof in citizenship," said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution.
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