{
  "id": 12170628,
  "title": "Shahril persoal proklamasi undur tarikh ditandatangani Ismail",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/shahril-persoal-proklamasi-undur-tarikh-ditandatangani-ismail",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T14:13:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/05/shahril-persoal-proklamasi-undur-tarikh-ditandatangani-ismail"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Umno spokesman Shahril Hamdan questioned whether the proclomation dated April 19th, following the resignation of Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir as the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, could be considered valid after being signed by Menteri Besar Ismail Lasim. Shahril also questioned the validity of the document originally issued without the Menteri Besar's signature, implying it was a \"back date\" or \"undur tarikh\" as heard in his \"Keluar Sekejap\" audio. While Shahril admitted he was uncertain about the legal standing of this issue, he stated there was room for argument that such a process could not be carried out. He believed a new process should be initiated and a new proclamations made under the existing Menteri Besar and existing laws. Deputy Chairman Zaidel Baharuddin also raised a similar issue about why the group involved continued to rely on the April 19th proclamations rather than starting anew. He asked why they had to look at the April 19th date and why not start a new process and clarify it from the beginning. Once the dispute was resolved, he believed they should start a new process with a new law. Ismail also swore an oath of office and pledged allegiance to Tuanku Muhriz as Menteri Besar on August 2nd, before signing the proclamations the following day. He subsequently revealed signing the document under duress and filed a police report regarding the matter. He maintained that the document was not valid as it did not comply with the State Government Law. However, a week later, he supported the 10 exco members' claim, which they said supported the resignation of Tuanku Muhriz as the Yang di-Pertuan Besar based on a government report. The Attorney General's office later stated that the Menteri Besar and exco did not have the authority to dismiss the Yang di-Pertuan Besar or declare the position vacant.",
  "summary": "Bekas ketua penerangan Umno berkata sepatutnya proses baharu dimulakan, bukannya bergantung proklamasi bertarikh 19 April itu.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Shahril questions backdated proclamation signed by Ismail",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/shahril-questions-backdated-proclamation-signed-by-ismail",
        "published": "2026-10-05T13:45:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}