{
  "id": 8125068,
  "title": "Pengkhianatan tertinggi penderhaka: Rampasan kuasa terancang terhadap takhta",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/pengkhianatan-tertinggi-penderhaka-rampasan-kuasa-terancang-terhadap",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/pandangan/2026/09/18/pengkhianatan-tertinggi-penderhaka-rampasan-kuasa-terancang-terhadap-takhta"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysia witnessed an unprecedented coup d'état on the day of the nation's founding, orchestrated by a high-ranking official who betrayed the monarchy. This act of treachery surpassed all previous incidents, led by a former chief minister who had turned against the Crown. Despite the Constitutional and Adat Supreme Court (DKU) declaring the act of impeaching the Yang Di Pertuan Besar illegal and treasonous, the exco proceeded with their declaration, attempting to bypass the constitutional and traditional authority of the Crown. The attempted removal of the Yang Di Pertuan Besar was unequivocally nullified, unlawful, and based on falsehood from the onset. The treachery was made evident through the utilization of the Perpatih custom to evade accountability and create a shield for their actions to shield them from legal power. This egregious act of defiance was highly disappointing, as they had just sworn an oath before the same King just a month prior, and some had even received prestigious ranks from the Crown within a short time. To apologize before their King and take an oath only to turn around and actively participate in the coup d'état was the ultimate moral bankruptcy and political treachery. The subversive individuals involved operated under the guise of a fabricated narrative, lacking any tangible portfolio management credentials to legitimize their power to crown or dethrone a King. In Malaysia, direct executive appointment holds no power over the throne—absolute power rooted in the Constitution and the sacred Adat Perpatih tradition. The Exco functioned solely as an executive administrator managing the state portfolio on behalf of the Crown, with no constitutional power to interfere in the Crown's institution. In this unprecedented crisis, DKU firmly enforced its highest powers, condemning the Exco's coup d'état as unconstitutional and treasonous, declaring any attempt to remove the Crown as null and void. Treachery was most evident within a political entity that claimed to fight and defend the Kings of Malaysia, but instead chose political interests over constitutional integrity. When either condemning or supporting this treachery, they exposed themselves as traitors to their own cause, transforming their sacred trust towards the King into a political pursuit. The coup plot was a meticulously crafted perception campaign designed to incite constitutional turmoil. Behind closed doors, the plot depended on a carefully crafted message and sensational news narrative to pressure Malaysia's elite and force the royal press. These individuals did not approach the situation with clean hands. When personal commercial interests, land trade disputes, and mineral concessions—such as rare earth elements (REE)—joined forces to undermine constitutional security, it revealed something far more dangerous than mere negligence: a planned coup to topple a King in order to exploit the nation's assets under false traditional myths. Amidst this political struggle, Malaysian civil servants must remain steadfast, loyal to the Crown, and committed to upholding the integrity of the state machinery, not to political operatives attempting to dismantle the ruling authority for personal gain. To betray or succumb to political pressures is a treachery to public trust and the foundation of state governance. Impeachment charges against the King are punishable under the Federal Constitution under Articles 71 and 181(1), and under Section 121 and 121A of the Penal Code, carry severe penalties including life imprisonment. Added to this, treason is the highest offense under federal law. Moreover, the Crown's legitimacy is unquestionable. Stronger political conspiracies against a rightful King are met with harsher retaliation. The royal institution's spiritual and legal authority is not a political tool to be manipulated. Adding more legal clarity, the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) formally confirmed that the Exco and chief minister lack any legal authority to unilaterally remove the Crown, declaring their actions null and void and unconstitutional. This conviction extinguishes any remaining legitimacy claimed by conspirators, firmly establishing the verdict.",
  "summary": "Kebiadapan melampau sangat terserlah apabila baru angkat sumpah di hadapan Raja Melayu kemudian mahu mengguling baginda.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Pengkhianatan tertinggi penderhaka: Rampasan kuasa terancang terhadap takhta",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/pengkhianatan-tertinggi-penderhaka-rampasan-kuasa-terancang-terhadap-8125416",
        "published": "2026-09-17T23:00:00.000Z"
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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."
}