{
  "id": 12122460,
  "title": "DAP dares PAS to state stand on Negeri Sembilan crisis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/dap-dares-pas-to-state-stand-on-negeri-sembilan-crisis-12122460",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/05/dap-dares-pas-to-state-stand-on-negeri-sembilan-crisis"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "DAP vice-chairman Syahredzan Johan has challenged PAS to clearly state its stance on the Negeri Sembilan constitutional crisis. He questioned whether PAS' central leadership supports the removal of the Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar and former Executive Council members by the ruler. Syahredzan pointed out that one of the exco members whose appointments were revoked was from PAS. He urged PAS to avoid evasiveness or hints, and instead make its position clear regarding the impact of these events on their assemblyman. Syahredzan emphasized that Malaysians are eager to know the extent of PAS' involvement in the crisis, and noted that DAP and Pakatan Harapan have a clear stance on the matter. He was responding to a question from PAS information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari, who had asked whether DAP would accept exco members being removed from their posts in other states by the ruler without the state government's approval. Fadhli had previously mentioned that the constitutions of other states, including Negeri Sembilan, state that exco members hold their positions \"at the pleasure\" of the ruler. Syahredzan questioned whether PAS intends to take legal action to challenge Tuanku Muhriz's decision to remove the exco members, as he seemed to oppose the ruler's decision. The Negeri Sembilan royal crisis began in April when four undangs, some of whose positions are disputed, proclaimed the removal of Tuanku Muhriz as the state's ruler. Last month, the Negeri Sembilan exco declared the ruler's removal legitimate, with Menteri Besar Ismail Lasim backing the statement a day later, despite previously expressing support for Tuanku Muhriz remaining as the Yang Di Pertuan Besar in August. Both the Attorney-General's Chambers and Negeri Sembilan's royal court declared the exco's statement had no legal effect, reaffirming Tuanku Muhriz as the rightful ruler. As a result, the 10 Negeri Sembilan exco members were dismissed by Tuanku Muhriz, who argued their appointments were \"at the pleasure of the ruler\" according to the state constitution.",
  "summary": "DAP vice-chairman Syahredzan Johan says Malaysians want to know the extent of PAS's involvement in the Negeri Sembilan crisis.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "DAP dares PAS to state stand on Negeri Sembilan crisis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/dap-dares-pas-to-state-stand-on-negeri-sembilan-crisis",
        "published": "2026-10-05T09:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}