Negri royal row: State secretary's office concurs with AGC that exco has no power to remove Tuanku Muhriz

SEREMBAN: The Negri Sembilan state secretary will not proceed with a directive from the state exco to gazette an April 19 proclamation on the removal of Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir as the state Ruler.

In a statement, state secretary Datuk Mohd Zafir Ibrahim said this was because such an action would be invalid and unconstitutional.

He said the decision was also in line with the advice of the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) that the statement issued by members of the Negri Sembilan executive council affirming the legitimacy of Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir’s removal as Yang Dipertuan Besar had no legal effect.

The April 19 proclamation also sought to recognise Tuanku Nadzaruddin Tuanku Ja’afar as the new Yang di-Pertuan Besar with immediate effect.