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Cite the ‘Little Emperors’ with contempt of court!
Update
LFL drops contempt bid after JPN accepts teen’s MyKad application
LFL adviser N Surendran says the legal action has been put on hold following compliance by the authorities.
LFL adviser N Surendran (second from left), co-founder Latheefa Koya (centre) and executive director Zaid Malek (left) talking to CJ (second from right) and his mother outside JPN’s headquarters in Putrajaya today.
PUTRAJAYA:
Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) today said it would not proceed with contempt of court proceedings against home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail and the national registration department (JPN) as the department had accepted the teenager’s MyKad application.
LFL adviser N Surendran, co-founder Latheefa Koya and executive director Zaid Malek held a closed-door meeting with JPN officials today to demand compliance with a Kuala Lumpur High Court order dated Dec 8, directing the home minister and JPN to allow the 17-year-old, referred to as CJ, to submit a MyKad application.
The lawyers said JPN previously refused to provide CJ, whom LFL represents, with the application form.
“We previously announced our intention to cite the home minister and the JPN director-general for contempt of court. But today, they accepted the (MyKad) application, and we will not be proceeding with the contempt proceedings previously indicated,” Surendran said at a press conference outside JPN’s headquarters.
CJ, a Form 5 student, lives with his widowed mother.
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Yesterday, JPN denied refusing to facilitate CJ’s MyKad application, saying it remained committed to complying with the court order within 30 days but had yet to receive the required forms and checklist.
The department added that document verification was necessary, citing records of fraudulent documents submitted with CJ’s 2008 birth certificate.
On Dec 8, the High Court gave JPN and Saifuddin 30 days to issue a MyKad to the teenager, who recently sat for his Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination.
In a Bernama report today, Saifuddin denied that JPN was deliberately delaying the implementation of the court order.
He criticised LFL, claiming that the group had created a misleading impression of JPN’s conduct, and said the lawyers’ assertion that JPN was complicating the procedure by requiring support from elected representatives was untrue.
Saifuddin said while JPN had no objection to complying with the Kuala Lumpur High Court ruling that the teenager was eligible for citizenship under Article 14(1)(i) of the Federal Constitution, the process must begin with the issuance of a valid birth certificate as the original certificate was illegally obtained.
He said the case came to light when the teenager’s parents visited JPN to apply for a MyKad. Subsequent investigations revealed that the birth certificate was obtained illegally through a private hospital that had been blacklisted by JPN for its involvement in a syndicate producing false birth records.
“This case began when the parents came to JPN to apply for a MyKad. Based on the child’s physical appearance, it was clear that the child did not resemble the parents at all.
“The parents themselves admitted that the birth certificate was obtained illegally when the child was a baby.
“As the child grew older, the physical differences became more apparent. However, this admission was not mentioned by the lawyers,” he said after presenting a cheque for early schooling assistance in Alor Setar, Kedah, today.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12, 2026: Are Government officials and their departments above the law?
Such “Little Emperors” certainly behave as if they are above the law in many cases.
This is especially so, especially with the police, who give all sorts of excuses not to comply with and implement court orders.
The latest being the National Registration Department (JPN) which is giving all sorts of excuses not to/make life difficult for a 17-year-old who won a legal battle for a MyKad.
What is it in the court order that that the JPN cannot understand?
The order is for the JPN to issue a MyKad to the teenager?
So, what’s the fuss about it JPN?
It is time for the rakyat (people) who have been denied justice to cite contempt of court to teach “Little Emperors” in Government departments a lesson!
Let the court fine them, jail them or both. That will certainly stop the “garbage” behavior of the Government officials who think they are above the law!
No News Is Bad News reproduces below the “garbage” excuses of the JPN in response to a court order:
JPN denies claims it refused to help teen obtain MyKad
The national registration department says it has provided the 17-year-old with the forms and checklist.
JPN said the court decision pertains to the determination of the individual’s citizenship status, but its implementation must be conducted within the existing legal framework. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: The national registration department (JPN) has denied claims it refused to facilitate the application of a MyKad for a 17-year-old despite a court order.
JPN said it had provided the teenager with the forms and a checklist.
“But they have not been completed and returned to JPN as of today,” it said in a statement, adding that it was committed to complying with the court order within 30 days.
It also said the teenager is required to secure a witness for the process, and that the witness could either be an elected representative, employer, village chief or government official.
However, JPN said, further document verification is needed for the teenager’s application as records show that fraudulent documents were submitted by the mother during the birth certificate application in 2008.
It said the court decision pertains to the determination of the individual’s citizenship status, but its implementation must be conducted within the existing legal framework.
“This includes the requirement for MyKad registration for individuals above the age of 16 under the late registration process.” it said.
Earlier today, lawyers for the teen urged JPN to comply with the court’s order and stop “obstructing” the application process by overwhelming him and his mother with more paperwork.
They also questioned the requirement for the teenager to obtain the signature of an “elected representative” since the court has ruled on the citizenship case. - FMT
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Lawyers to accompany boy to JPN, slam 'bureaucratic madness' despite court order to issue MyKad
Instead of complying with a High Court order to issue a blue MyKad, the 17-year-old was sent away with 24 sets of irrelevant forms.
January 12, 2026 12:02 PM
Lawyers for a stateless teenager who was granted Malaysian citizenship by the court last month have expressed outrage at the National Registration Department's (JPN) refusal to comply with the ruling, raising questions about the government's earlier pledge to resolve similar cases which have resulted in tens of thousands of locals being denied a normal life despite having spent their entire lives in the country.
On Dec 8, the Kuala Lumpur High Court gave JPN and Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution 30 days to issue a blue MyKad to the teenager, a 17-year-old boy who had just sat for his SPM examination last month.
However, instead of implementing the court order, the boy's repeated visits to JPN ended not only with being burdened with piles of forms to fill in, but also with his mother being shouted at by a JPN official.
"We are shocked and appalled that a national government department such as JPN can act in this lawless manner and disrespect an order of the High Court," said Latheefa Koya, N Surendran and Zaid Malek, who represent the boy.
They questioned Saifuddin's and the home ministry's failure to comply more than a month after the court order.
"The home minister, JPN and the government cannot breach court orders in this reckless way; it will make nonsense of the rule of law in Malaysia," they said, adding that JPN's actions offered little hope for the plight of thousands of other stateless Malaysians whose applications Saifuddin had promised to review.
"If even someone who has a court order is treated this way, we shudder to think of the treatment of thousands of stateless children still out there," they added.
Tomorrow, the trio will accompany the boy and his mother to JPN Putrajaya to ensure the court directive is carried out immediately so that he can pursue further education.
They warned that any further refusal by JPN would prompt them to file contempt of court proceedings against the department, as well as legal action against Saifuddin.
24 forms, 62 categories
JPN has handed the boy 24 different sets of forms spanning 62 categories, but lawyers said none of them related to the issuance of a MyKad as instructed by the court.
"This is sheer bureaucratic madness. He was sent away with all these forms, but without the MyKad application form. It is a clear attempt to frustrate and disregard the court order," they said, adding that JPN acted with "unlawful and unjustifiable disobedience to the court order".
They also questioned the need for the boy to obtain the signature of a "wakil rakyat" (elected representative) on one of the forms.
"Do 'wakil rakyat' now override an order of court?"
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