AG right to issue statement on Negeri Sembilan crisis, says law expert

Constitutional law expert Aziz Bari (left) said Attorney-General Dusuki Mokhtar is not interfering in the Negeri Sembilan crisis as the people are anxious to know what 'is right or wrong'.

PETALING JAYA: A constitutional law expert said it was wrong to accuse the attorney-general of interfering in the Negeri Sembilan crisis as he is the federation’s most senior legal adviser.

Aziz Bari said Attorney-General Dusuki Mokhtar has to issue a statement on the matter.

“He has to put his position forward because the public are waiting, eager and anxious to know whether it is right or wrong,” he told FMT, referring to the constitutional crisis sparked by the attempted removal of Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir as Negeri Sembilan’s ruler.

On Sept 17, the Attorney-General's Chambers rejected a proclamation purporting to remove Tuanku Muhriz as the Yang Dipertuan Besar, along with a subsequent announcement by the then executive committee affirming it.