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KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 17): The Dewan Keadilan dan Undang Negeri Sembilan (DKU) has accused the Negeri Sembilan state executive council of treason and an attempted coup d'etat against ruler Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, according to a letter issued on Wednesday night by Messrs Halim & Ismail.
Messrs Halim & Ismail are advocates and solicitors acting for the first and second defendants, namely Raja Norazli bin Raja Nordin (the secretary of the DKU) and the DKU itself, in Seremban High Court.
The letter, addressed to Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim and sent to 10 state executive council members, state secretary Datuk Mohd Zafir Ibrahim and State legal adviser Datuk Muzalmah Mustapha Kamal, cited the media statement of the Negeri Sembilan state executive council — decisions of the Negeri Sembilan state executive council meeting, No 6 of 2026, dated Sept 15.
The solicitors said their clients noted that the menteri besar had relied on the April 19, 2026 proclamation, which they argued failed to meet the mandatory requirements of Article 10 of the Undang-Undang Tubuh Kerajaan Negeri Sembilan 1959 (UUTKNS) and was therefore null and void.
They said their clients were shocked by the “reckless announcement”, which stated that Tuanku Muhriz had been removed from the throne and Tuanku Nadzaruddin Tuanku Ja’afar recognised as the new Yang di-Pertuan Besar with immediate effect.
The solicitors said their clients took the view that the recipients had no jurisdiction, authority or power to make the announcement, which they contended was unconstitutional, void and of no legal effect.
“It is our clients’ firm view that your conduct in issuing the above mentioned announcement is to subvert the executive authority of Tuanku Muhriz under the UUTKNS, and is further intended to overthrow and dethrone Tuanku Muhriz,” the letter read.
“Your conduct is tantamount to a coup d’etat and an act of treason, which should be punishable under the Penal Code and all other relevant laws.”
The solicitors further said the recipients were aware that the High Court had, on June 5, issued injunctions restraining the plaintiffs from taking steps or making decisions concerning the administration, governance and affairs of the DKU, or otherwise altering or interfering with its status quo as it stood immediately before May 21.
The solicitors said their clients’ position was that the announcement on Tuanku Muhriz’s removal breached the June 5 injunction, and that they intended to commence contempt proceedings against the recipients over the alleged breaches.
The constitutional crisis in Negeri Sembilan erupted in mid-April after the four Undangs declared on April 19 that Tuanku Muhriz had been removed as the Yang di-Pertuan Besar and named Tunku Nadzaruddin as his successor.
The state government rejected the declaration as invalid, citing, among other things, the disputed status of Sungai Ujong Undang Datuk Mubarak Dohak, who had taken part in the declaration.
The stand-off led to the indefinite postponement of the state assembly sitting, while all 14 Umno assemblymen withdrew their support for then-menteri besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun over his handling of the royal crisis.