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HALIM & ISMAIL
Peguambela & Peguamcara (Advocates & Solicitors)
Wisma HM, No. 43, Level 1, Jalan Dr. Krishnan, 70000 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus
Partners and associates: Abd Halim bin Mohd, Suzian binti Mukhtar, Shafrin Halim, Syazwan Halim, Ahmad Affendi bin Mohd Nasir
Ruj. Kami (Our Ref): HI/GEN/0077/2026/SH
Ruj. Tuan (Your Ref): (Please advise)
Tarikh (Date): 16 September 2026
Addressees, each served dengan e-mel / tangan (by email and by hand):
YAB Dato’ Hj. Ismail bin Hj. Lasim, Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan
YB Dato’ Mohd Faizal bin Ramli, State Executive Councillor
YB Dato’ Haji Zaifulbahri bin Haji Idris, State Executive Councillor
YB Dato’ Hj. Mustapha bin Nagoor, State Executive Councillor
YB Tuan Siow Kong Choon, State Executive Councillor
YB Puan Siti Nur Umaira binti Hasim, State Executive Councillor
YB Datuk Haji Mohd Asna bin Haji Amin, State Executive Councillor
YB Dato’ Mohd Razi bin Mohd Ali, State Executive Councillor
YB Tuan Suhaimizan bin Bizar, State Executive Councillor
YB Tuan Mohd Fairuz bin Mohd Isa, State Executive Councillor
YB Datuk Razali bin Abu Samah, State Executive Councillor
Dato’ Mohd Zafir bin Ibrahim, Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri Sembilan (State Secretary)
Dato’ Muzalmah binti Mustapha Kamal, Penasihat Undang-Undang Negeri Sembilan (State Legal Adviser)
YAB Dato’ / YB Dato’ / YB Tuan / YB Puan,
SEREMBAN HIGH COURT ORIGINATING SUMMONS NO.: NA-24NCvC-240-05/2026
PLAINTIFFS: YTM Dato’ Klana Petra Dato’ Haji Mubarak bin Thahak & 5 others
DEFENDANTS: Raja Norazli bin Raja Nordin & 2 others
We refer to the above matter, in which we act for the First Defendant and the Second Defendant (respectively the Secretary of the Dewan Keadilan dan Undang Negeri Sembilan (”DKU”) and the DKU).
Our clients have drawn our attention to the Media Statement of the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council, Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council Decision No. 6 of 2026 (15 September 2026).
Our clients note that YAB Dato’ / YB Dato’ / YB Tuan / YB Puan relied on the Proclamation dated 19 April 2026 for the purposes of the above media statement. That Proclamation does not meet the mandatory requirements set out in Article 10 of the Constitution of the State of Negeri Sembilan 1959 (”UUTKNS”), and is therefore void, invalid and of no legal effect.
Our clients further note that YAB Dato’ / YB Dato’ / YB Tuan / YB Puan announced as follows:
“... it is hereby officially announced that DYMM Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir has been removed from the throne of the Government of Negeri Sembilan by YTM Undang Yang Empat and DYMM Tuanku Nadzaruddin ibni Almarhum Tuanku Ja’afar has been elected and recognised as the new Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan with immediate effect.”
Our clients are deeply shocked by the announcement made by YAB Dato’ / YB Dato’ / YB Tuan / YB Puan. In this regard, our clients take the position that YAB Dato’ / YB Dato’ / YB Tuan / YB Puan have no jurisdiction, authority or power to make the announcement set out above, and that the announcement is unconstitutional, void, invalid and of no legal effect.
It is our clients’ firm position that the action of YAB Dato’ / YB Dato’ / YB Tuan / YB Puan in issuing the announcement set out above is intended to undermine the executive authority of DYMM Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir under the UUTKNS, and is further intended to overthrow and dethrone DYMM Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir.
The action of YAB Dato’ / YB Dato’ / YB Tuan / YB Puan is tantamount to a seizure of power (”coup d’état“) and an act of treason, which ought to be punishable under the Penal Code and all other relevant laws.
Further, YAB Dato’ / YB Dato’ / YB Tuan / YB Puan are surely aware that the High Court, on 5 June 2026, granted, inter alia (among other things), the following injunctive Orders:
“(1) Pending the disposal of Enclosures 10 and 12 and until further order of this Honourable Court, the Plaintiffs, whether by themselves, their servants, agents, representatives, nominees, appointees, workers, any committee, body or persons purportedly established, appointed or authorised by them, and howsoever otherwise, are restrained from:
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(e) taking any steps, making any decisions and/or implementing any decisions concerning the administration, governance, proceedings, powers and affairs of the DKU; and
(f) otherwise taking any steps which alter, prejudice or interfere with the status quo concerning the administration, governance, proceedings and affairs of the DKU as it existed immediately before 21 May 2026, being the date on which the Plaintiffs issued a document titled ‘Sabda Memerintahkan Setiausaha Memanggil Sidang Khas Dewan Keadilan dan Undang Negeri Sembilan‘ (Royal Command Directing the Secretary to Convene a Special Sitting of the Dewan Keadilan dan Undang Negeri Sembilan).”
We enclose a copy of the injunctive Orders dated 5 June 2026 for the attention of YAB Dato’ / YB Dato’ / YB Tuan / YB Puan.
Paragraphs 1(e) and 1(f) of the injunctive Orders set out above restrain the taking of any steps to, inter alia, change the composition of the DKU, which includes the President of the DKU, namely the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan (see Article 19 of the UUTKNS). In other words, the installation of a new Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan while paragraphs 1(e) and 1(f) of the injunctive Orders remain in force would constitute a breach of those Orders.
Further, YAB Dato’ / YB Dato’ / YB Tuan / YB Puan are surely aware that on 8 July 2026, the High Court granted our clients leave to commence committal proceedings against the Plaintiffs for breach of the injunctive Orders dated 5 June 2026. In this regard, the High Court decided that there was a prima facie case of contempt of court against the Plaintiffs for breach of paragraphs 1(e) and 1(f) of the injunctive Orders because of, among other things, their involvement in the purported installation of Tunku Dato’ Seri Nadzaruddin ibni Almarhum Tuanku Ja’afar as Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, which would amount to an unlawful replacement of the President of the DKU. We enclose a copy of the Orders dated 8 July 2026 for the attention of YAB Dato’ / YB Dato’ / YB Tuan / YB Puan.
We further note that on 15 September 2026, YAB Menteri Besar, on behalf of the State Executive Council (MMK), issued a media statement confirming that the Menteri Besar has no unilateral power to dismiss or vacate the office of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar, and that the validity and effect of the purported “letter in the form of a proclamation” must be determined in accordance with proper constitutional and legal process, including through judicial determination.
Our clients take the position that the announcement by YAB Dato’ / YB Dato’ / YB Tuan / YB Puan referred to in paragraph 4 above breaches the injunctive Orders dated 5 June 2026 [in paragraphs 1(e) and 1(f)] on the same grounds that led the High Court to grant leave for contempt proceedings on 8 July 2026.
Our clients intend to commence contempt of court proceedings against YAB Dato’ / YB Dato’ / YB Tuan / YB Puan for the breaches of the injunctive Orders dated 5 June 2026 set out above.
All our clients’ rights in this matter are reserved.
Yang benar (Yours faithfully),
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HALIM & ISMAIL
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