{
  "id": 9563787,
  "title": "We’re keeping the peace, not taking sides, say Negeri Sembilan cops",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/were-keeping-the-peace-not-taking-sides-say-negeri-sembilan-cops-9563787",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T12:49:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/24/we-re-keeping-the-peace-not-taking-sides-say-negeri-sembilan-cops"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Negeri Sembilan's top police officer, Alzafny Ahmad, has clarified that the decision to limit access to certain areas in the state, such as the government office and royal gallery, is aimed at maintaining public order, not siding with any party in the ongoing royal crisis. The chief emphasized that the force is strictly following constitutional, legal, and institutional processes. The deployment of personnel to various locations, including the Tuanku Ja'far Royal Gallery and Wisma Negeri, was implemented to ensure security and prevent public unrest. The restrictions on Wisma Negeri's access were due to the cancellation of the state executive council appointments announced by the Negeri Sembilan palace. Alzafny reiterated that these measures are being implemented in an orderly manner, based on security evaluations, and are not intended to recognize or endorse any specific party involved in the constitutional and legal proceedings. He urged the public to stay calm, respect the ongoing legal processes, and refrain from spreading unverified information that could cause confusion.",
  "summary": "State police chief Alzafny Ahmad says the force respects the ongoing constitutional, legal and institutional processes.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}