AGC: Negeri Sembilan Exco has no power to declare royal position vacant
The AGC said there was also no legal basis for the state executive council members to rely on the April 19, 2026 proclamation for their announcement
THE Negeri Sembilan executive council had no authority to declare the state's Yang di-Pertuan Besar position vacant, the Attorney General's Chambers said today, throwing fresh legal weight behind the dispute over the state throne.
The AGC said the Menteri Besar and the state Exco could not unilaterally terminate or vacate the position, adding that the validity and effect of the April 19 proclamation must be determined through the constitutional and legal processes set out in the Negeri Sembilan Constitution 1959.
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- Sep 17, 2026
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