DAP cabar PAS nyata pendirian terhadap krisis N Sembilan

Naib Pengerusi DAP Syahredzan Johan questioned PAS to declare its stance on the Perlis state crisis. He questioned whether the central party leadership supported the move by the chief minister and former exco to remove Tuanku Muhriz as Negeri Sembilan's Yang Di-Pertuan Besar. Syahredzan also pointed out that one of the sacked exco members was a PAS Adun himself.

PAS needs to be clear on its stance regarding the actions taken against its own Adun. Most importantly, the people want to know how much involvement the PAS Central leadership has in the Perlis crisis. He responded to PAS Public Relations Chief Fadhli Shaari, who questioned whether DAP would accept if members of its exco were sacked by a state ruler without executive approval.

Fadhli argued that the state laws also state that exco members hold their positions on royal or yang di-pertua approval. Syahredzan also asked Fadhli if PAS wishes to take legal action to challenge Tuanku Muhriz's decision in court as he appears to be opposing his baginda's actions. The crisis in Perlis state erupted in April following the announcement by four undangs, including the disputed one, that they had removed Tuanku Muhriz as Yang Di-Pertuan Besar.

Last month, the exco of Negeri Sembilan released a statement claiming that the document to remove Tuanku Muhriz was legal, with the Chief Minister Ismail Lasim supporting the statement the following day. The Attorney-General's Department and the Law and Legal Affairs Committee subsequently stated that the exco's statement had no legal effect and that Tuanku Muhriz remained the rightful chief.

This led to the dismissal of 10 exco members by Tuanku Muhriz, with the palace stating that their appointment was on the government's approval under the state's constitution.