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N Sembilan govt gazetting change of ruler, says MB
The Negeri Sembilan state government is moving to gazette the proclamations recognising Tuanku Nadzaruddin Tuanku Ja’afar as the new Yang di-Pertuan Besar, replacing Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir.
Menteri Besar Ismail Lasim this morning confirmed that the state administration will accept the April 19 proclamations by the Negeri Sembilan territorial chieftains to remove Tuanku Muhriz and recognise Tuanku Nadzaruddin as the new ruler.
"Today I wish to confirm that the proclamation was...
The Negeri Sembilan state government is moving to gazette the proclamations recognising Tuanku Nadzaruddin Tuanku Ja’afar as the new Yang di-Pertuan Besar, replacing Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir.
Menteri Besar Ismail Lasim this morning confirmed that the state administration will accept the April 19 proclamations by the Negeri Sembilan territorial chieftains to remove Tuanku Muhriz and recognise Tuanku Nadzaruddin as the new ruler.
"Today I wish to confirm that the proclamation was indeed discussed and unanimously decided by all state executive council members during our meeting on Sept 15.
"The state executive council has instructed the state secretary to proceed with gazetting (the proclamations) according to existing procedures," he told reporters in Seremban.
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The proclamations were issued on April 19 by the four undang - Mubarak Thahak (Sungai Ujong), Maarof Mat Rashad (Jelebu), Muhammad Abdullah (Johol), and Abdul Rahim Yasin (Rembau) - together with the tunku besar of Tampin and Sungai Ujong’s datuk syahbandar.
The first proclamation removed Tuanku Muhriz after the chieftains purportedly launched their own investigation into the ruler on March 5 over alleged transgressions in his royal duties. They deemed the unspecified transgressions to have been committed deliberately, thereby besmirching the royal institution.
The second proclamation named Tuanku Nadzaruddin as the next Yang di-Pertuan Besar with immediate effect.
However, the Negeri Sembilan Council of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar and the Ruling Chiefs (Dewan Keadilan dan Undang, or DKU) has rejected the proclamations, claiming they were not made according to the law and state constitution.
It also alleged that the chieftains had no authority to make such a decision, as three of them had already been removed from office. In Rahim’s case, his status as the Rembau undang came into question as his installation two years ago was purportedly not gazetted.
The April incident sparked a prolonged royal saga in Negeri Sembilan that eventually spilt into state politics, triggering a state election.
The dispute also led to an ongoing legal battle between the chieftains and the DKU. The customary leaders filed a civil action against the council, its secretary Raja Norazli Raja Nordin, and former menteri besar Aminuddin Harun, among others, for refusing to release the minutes of a DKU sitting on April 17.
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This is umno's secret formula b4 election. Implemented after election. Sandiwara first, find scapegoat (DAP). THEN CRY DAP TIE UMNO'S HAND..
This chap is turning into a comic routine. One minute he cries pressure and the next minute he is ousting a ruler. Such sterling leadership.
The AG's Chambers says "The statement issued by members of the Negeri Sembilan executive council purportedly affirming the legitimacy of Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir’s removal as Yang Dipertuan Besar has no legal effect". It said the exco members had no jurisdiction, authority or power under the Negeri Sembilan constitution to make such an announcement, and that the menteri besar and state executive council did not have the power to unilaterally vacate the state ruler’s position. MB Ismail Lassim has to now walk with his tail between his legs. All Exco members, if they have any dignity and self respect, should step down as they have lost the trust and confidence of the Negeri Ruler. I salute AGC for putting this drama to an end once and for all.
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