Negeri Sembilan’s disputed territorial chieftains have asserted that Menteri Besar Ismail Lasim no longer needs to seek an audience with Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir on state affairs, claiming that the dispute over the throne has been resolved under custom and state law.

In a joint statement today, Tunku Nadzaruddin Tuanku Ja’afar and the five disputed chieftains said all matters concerning the purported abdication and election of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar had been completed in accordance with custom and the Laws of the Constitution of Negeri Sembilan 1959.

However, their position remains legally contested. The Attorney-General’s Chambers previously said...

However, their position remains legally contested. The Attorney-General’s Chambers previously said the April 19 abdication proclamation was invalid because it did not meet the mandatory requirements of Article 10 of the state constitution.