{
  "id": 9233083,
  "title": "Negeri Sembilan exco overstepped its powers by suspending two top officials, says AGC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/negeri-sembilan-exco-overstepped-its-powers-by-suspending-two-top",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T00:43:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/23/negeri-sembilan-exco-overstepped-its-powers-by-suspending-two-top-officials-says-agc/236157"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) has criticized the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council for overstepping its powers by suspending the duties of the state secretary and state legal adviser. According to a statement released by the AGC, appointment matters, including the suspension of duties for these positions, are the responsibility of the Public Services Commission and the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, respectively, as outlined in Article 37 of the Negeri Sembilan State Constitution 1959. The AGC emphasized that the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council does not have the legal authority to make such decisions, prompting the appointment of a new state legal adviser through the Judicial and Legal Services Commission.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Borneo Post Online",
        "title": "AGC: N. Sembilan exco has no legal authority to suspend state secretary, legal adviser",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/agc-n-sembilan-exco-has-no-legal-authority-to-suspend-state-secretary",
        "published": "2026-09-23T00:29:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Negeri Sembilan exco overstepped its powers by suspending two top officials, says AGC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/negeri-sembilan-exco-overstepped-its-powers-by-suspending-two-top-9234727",
        "published": "2026-09-23T00:43:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "N Sembilan crisis: AGC rejects state secretary suspension; rival ruler to hold an audience",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/n-sembilan-crisis-agc-rejects-state-secretary-suspension-rival-ruler",
        "published": "2026-09-23T00:45:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}