KOTA KINABALU: A letter from the state Islamic authority confirming that a person is not professing Islam is sufficient for the National Registration Department (NRD) to remove "Islam" from their identity card.
The ruling was made by Kota Kinabalu High Court judge Datuk Zaleha Rose Pandin over an originating summons by 29-year-old Rieno Glant Oleant George, who sought a court declaration that he was not a Muslim and wanted the NRD to issue him an IC with "Islam" removed.
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