Senior lawyer Rosli Dahlan alleged that Ismail Lasim lodged a false police report over the royal crisis. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: Negeri Sembilan menteri besar Ismail Lasim should resign after he was publicly admonished by the state’s ruler earlier today, a senior lawyer said.
Rosli Dahlan said that the rebuke by the Yang Dipertuan Besar, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, had exposed Ismail as “a treacherous man”. Treachery is a major sin in Islam, Rosli said, and a core trait of hypocrisy or munafiq, a disqualification against holding public office.
“Resign and repent - this is the least that Ismail can do to redeem himself," Rosli told FMT.
Rosli accused Ismail of having “shamelessly” taken his oath of office as menteri besar before Tuanku Muhriz on Aug 2, only to sign a proclamation made months before to denounce Tuanku Muhriz as having been dethroned.
