Negeri Sembilan Constitution Must Be Main Reference in Resolving Crisis – Azalina

KUALA LUMPUR: The customary and institutional crisis in Negeri Sembilan should be resolved based on the Laws of the Constitution of Negeri Sembilan 1959 (UUTKNS) as the primary reference.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said any decision concerning the crisis in the state should refer to the state constitution.

She said she had read the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) statement on the matter, adding that the issue did not fall under her responsibility.

“Perhaps that is the Attorney General’s view. But I want to emphasise just one thing here. I believe we need to go back to the state constitution because that is the constitution of the state.

“I do not want to take sides as to who is right or wrong, but in my view, for any decision or anything concerning this matter, you have to refer to the principal law, which is the UUTKNS,” she said at a press conference after the 2026 Anti-Bullying Act (Act 876) Literacy Programme and the Role of the Anti-Bullying Tribunal at the Royal Military College (RMC).

Meanwhile, Azalina expressed the view that the crisis should be resolved by Negeri Sembilan itself without interference from any party.

“Negeri Sembilan is quite unique compared with other states. So, if we want to comment on this matter when we are not from Negeri Sembilan, I think it would be somewhat inappropriate.

“I believe the people of Negeri Sembilan themselves should be allowed to find a solution for their state. But that is my personal view, not a legal opinion. I am from Johor,” she said.

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