Kuala Lampur, Jan. 23 -- On January 7 this year, the Kota Kinabalu High Court allowed the application of a father, Abdul Manap bin Bakusai @ Abu Bakar, and his three children to rectify their MyKad records pertaining to their religion, namely to change it from Islam to Christianity.

The presiding judge, Datuk Celestina Stuel Galid, held that the plaintiffs had successfully proved, on the "balance of probabilities," that they had never been Muslims, and that the error was caused by improper entries made by the officers of the National Registration Department.

The plaintiffs discovered the error after receiving their identity cards. After unsuccessful attempts to rectify the matter through the National Registration Department, they filed ...