{
  "id": 8840402,
  "title": "An assault on Negeri Sembilan’s constitutional monarchy and rule of law",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/an-assault-on-negeri-sembilans-constitutional-monarchy-and-rule-of-law-8840402",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T03:18:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2026/09/21/an-assault-on-negeri-sembilan-s-constitutional-monarchy-and-rule-of-law"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Negeri Sembilan government has removed the state's constitutional monarch, Tuanku Muhriz, without following proper legal procedures, according to a coalition of Malaysian legal experts. The group, which includes former presidents of the Malaysian Bar, claims the move is an \"egregious violation\" of the state's constitution and a direct assault on the institution of the constitutional monarchy. They say the removal of a reigning constitutional sovereign is an extraordinary measure that must be conducted through a full and complete enquiry, which has not taken place, and a proclamation signed by the state's highest officials. The experts say the purported proclamation is invalid and that the executive council does not have the constitutional power to carry out such a removal. They urge the federal government to intervene and restore order.",
  "summary": "The removal of a reigning constitutional sovereign is an extraordinary measure of the gravest constitutional consequence.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "An assault on Negeri Sembilan’s constitutional monarchy and rule of law",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/an-assault-on-negeri-sembilans-constitutional-monarchy-and-rule-of-law",
        "published": "2026-09-21T03:18:54.000Z"
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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."
}