{
  "id": 7289217,
  "title": "Negri Sembilan DKU declares April proclamation invalid",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/negri-sembilan-dku-declares-april-proclamation-invalid",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T09:27:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/09/1532716/negri-sembilan-dku-declares-april-proclamation-invalid"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Negri Sembilan's Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) has declared invalid the proclamation of April 19, 2026, regarding the abdication of Yang di-Pertuan Besar Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir. Secretary Raja Norazli Raja Nordin stated that three of the four signatories of the proclamation did not hold their positions under the customary law of their respective luak on the relevant date. Moreover, Article 10(1) of the Negri Sembilan Laws of the Constitution 1959 stipulates that the Undang can only request the Yang di-Pertuan Besar to abdicate after a thorough inquiry. However, such an inquiry was never conducted, and the proclamation was flawed from the start. Furthermore, the acting Menteri Besar on April 20 refused to sign the proclamation, citing that the conditions of Article 10 had not been met, and one of the signatories was not a duly appointed Undang. This act of refusal effectively nullified the proclamation. Even though the subsequent Menteri Besar signed the same proclamation in August, it did not restore the proclamation's validity, as one cannot re-execute a function once it has been exercised. The declaration of September 5 and a subsequent press conference held by the group were also deemed to have no legal effect, as they relied on the flawed and void April 19 proclamation and the subsequent instrument dated August 3. The position of Tuanku Muhriz as Yang di-Pertuan Besar remains intact, as no lawful process has ever removed him from that role. The Dewan does not acknowledge any vacancy, nor does it recognize anyone else as holding that position. As long as the position is lawfully held, no successor can arise.",
  "summary": "SEREMBAN: The Negri Sembilan Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) has declared that the proclamation dated April 19, 2026, relating to the abdication of Yang di-Pertuan Besar Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir is unconstitutional and invalid.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Negri Sembilan MB tight-lipped on royal proclamation issue, Zahid meeting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/negri-sembilan-mb-tight-lipped-on-royal-proclamation-issue-zahid",
        "published": "2026-09-14T09:10:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}