Man wrongly declared dead: ‘Afraid I’ll lose my assets’ | Inland

Choon wanted to transfer the ownership of the place in the cemetery to a family member, because for financial reasons he wanted to choose to have himself and his wife cremated. Only he lost the deed and was forced to go to the police.

However, the police had him in the file as ‘deceased’, so it was not possible to submit a report. Re-applying for the road tax also caused problems. He filed a complaint with the National Registration Department on the advice of the police. But his son-in-law initially received no response from the government agency. Moments later, the organization promised to adjust the status of its registration within two weeks.

“I’ve worked at a funeral home for years, but I never thought I’d be declared prematurely dead. If my status is not changed, I am afraid I will lose access to my bank account and my funds will be frozen,” he said at a press conference, about which Free Malaysia Today writes.

It hurts Choon that he was unable to vote in the local elections, which prevented him from fulfilling his ‘responsibility’ as a Malaysian. His daughter discovered that his past voting behavior could no longer be found online, while he had just voted during the elections in May 2018.

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