The Negeri Sembilan Crisis Timeline (Updated 20 Oct 2026)

Apr 25, 2026

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14 January 2026 Tuanku Muhriz delivered a public speech expressing shock and disappointment at parties who continued to support individuals convicted of serious corruption charges, in a royal address at the investiture of state awards marking his 78th birthday at Istana Besar Seri Menanti (The Vibes, 14 January 2026).

5 March 2026 A sitting of the DKU was held at Istana Besar Seri Menanti, chaired by Tuanku Muhriz. In his supporting affidavit filed on 17 July, Muhammad Abdullah, the Undang of Johol, stated that he attended together with Mubarak and Maarof Mat Rashad, the Tunku Besar Tampin and the Dato’ Syahbandar of Sungei Ujong, with the Menteri Besar, the State Secretary, the State Legal Adviser and the Mufti also present. He stated that the sitting became tense after Mubarak raised alleged administrative and customary misconduct by Tuanku Muhriz, that he, Mubarak and Maarof then left and reconvened at Balai Undang Sungei Ujong, and that at that second gathering they decided Tuanku Muhriz was no longer qualified to hold office. He stated that Mubarak then called on the Menteri Besar to act under Article 10(2), that the Menteri Besar said he would discuss the matter, and that no Proclamation followed. The full affidavit appears in unofficial English translation in our Court Documents section.

17 April 2026, 10:00am The Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) convened a special sitting at Istana Besar Seri Menanti. Tuanku Muhriz personally presided, invoking Article 24 of the Negeri Sembilan Constitution 1959. Ibu Soko Klana Hulu and Waris Klana Hulu were formally invited to attend. All 33 grounds for Mubarak’s removal were presented to the DKU. The DKU advised acceptance of Mubarak’s removal, his removal having occurred under the custom of the luak. Under Article 16(3) of the Negeri Sembilan Constitution 1959, DKU advice on such questions is final and cannot be challenged in any court (Berita Harian, 23 April 2026).

17 April 2026, evening Menteri Besar Aminuddin issued an official media statement confirming Mubarak’s removal (Malay Mail, 20 April 2026).

18 April 2026 Mubarak’s supporters, the Dato’-Dato’ Lembaga Adat Sungei Ujong, issued a statement claiming that he remained the legitimate Undang.

19 April 2026, approximately 6:15pm Mubarak, together with the Undang of Jelebu, Johol and Rembau, staged a public declaration at the Balai Undang Luak Sungei Ujong, livestreamed on the official Luak Sungei Ujong Facebook page. Two declarations were read: first, that Tuanku Muhriz was removed as Yang di-Pertuan Besar; second, that Tunku Nadzaruddin ibni Almarhum Tuanku Ja’afar was installed as the new ruler. No specific misconduct against Tuanku Muhriz was named. The declaration was witnessed by Datuk Syahbandar Sungei Ujong Datuk Baharudin Abdul Khalid (The Star, 21 April 2026).

19 April 2026 Telaga Undang Sarifah Norzaidah Al-Qadri issued a statement confirming that she never gave Mubarak a mandate to make the declaration, and siding firmly with Tuanku Muhriz (Free Malaysia Today, 20 April 2026).

20 April 2026, early hours Menteri Besar Aminuddin issued a firm statement rejecting the declaration. He stated that it could not be accepted or recognised, as Mubarak no longer held any authority as Undang, and that the action contravened Articles 10 to 12 of the Negeri Sembilan Constitution 1959 (Malay Mail, 20 April 2026, Free Malaysia Today, 20 April 2026).

20 April 2026 The police issued a public warning against spreading content touching on the 3R sensitivities of Race, Religion and Royalty in connection with the crisis (Malay Mail, 21 April 2026).

21 April 2026 The Undang’s camp issued a counter-argument claiming that Mubarak’s removal was invalid because two of the Dato’-Dato’ Lembaga who had participated in the DKU sitting had themselves been previously dismissed. Legal experts rejected this argument, and Article 16 of the Negeri Sembilan Constitution makes DKU decisions final and unchallengeable in any court. Former Court of Appeal judge Datuk Seri Mohd Hishamudin Yunus noted that even if the DKU process had been flawed, that would not retroactively legitimise the declaration against Tuanku Muhriz (Malaysiakini, 27 April 2026).

21 April 2026 The Undang’s camp went further, asserting not only that Mubarak’s removal was invalid and that the Dato’-Dato’ Lembaga who had participated should themselves be removed, but that Menteri Besar Aminuddin should also be dismissed for his role in the DKU sitting and his subsequent rejection of the declaration (Malaysiakini, 27 April 2026).

22 April 2026 The State Secretary’s office confirmed that the DUN opening would proceed as scheduled, and multiple constitutional lawyers began publishing opinions rejecting the validity of the declaration (The Star, 22 April 2026).

23 April 2026, morning Former Court of Appeal judge Datuk Seri Mohd Hishamudin Yunus published an opinion in The Edge identifying three grounds of invalidity, and Malik Imtiaz Sarwar published in Free Malaysia Today, concluding that there was no constitutional crisis (Free Malaysia Today, 23 April 2026).

23 April 2026, 10:00am Tuanku Muhriz opened the first sitting of the fourth session of the 15th Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly at Wisma Negeri. All four Undang and the Tunku Besar Tampin boycotted the sitting, the first such absence in 17 years. Tuanku Muhriz delivered his royal address, stating that the absence of the dignitaries did not affect the validity of the proceedings (Malay Mail, 23 April 2026).

24 April 2026 The Prime Minister stated that the Federal Government would not intervene directly and that the crisis should be resolved according to state law and custom, while the Conference of Rulers had not publicly intervened (The Vibes, 24 April 2026).

27 April 2026 Jalaluddin Alias announced that all 14 UMNO-BN ADUN (Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri) had unanimously withdrawn confidence in Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun, citing the royal crisis as the trigger, and stated that UMNO had not been informed or consulted about the crisis until it became public (The Vibes, 27 April 2026).

27 April 2026 Tuanku Muhriz directed the state administration to continue as usual following an emergency audience with Aminuddin, who confirmed that he would remain in office as a minority government. DAP’s Anthony Loke rejected any attempt to form a backdoor government, and all 11 DAP assemblymen confirmed their continued support for Aminuddin (The Rakyat Post, 27 April 2026).

27 April 2026, evening Ahmad Zahid distanced the UMNO central leadership from the state chapter’s withdrawal, saying the final decision rested with him. He announced an emergency UMNO Supreme Council meeting and a joint meeting with Anwar Ibrahim and the 14 assemblymen, and Jalaluddin Alias was reported as the proposed successor Menteri Besar (Free Malaysia Today, 27 April 2026).

27 April 2026 Constitutional expert Aziz Bari raised the possibility of federal emergency powers under Article 150 to meet the state assembly’s six-month reconvening deadline, and former Menteri Besar Rais Yatim urged Aminuddin to reconvene the DKU to ease tensions (Free Malaysia Today, 27 April 2026).

27 April 2026 All 14 Barisan Nasional assemblymen announced they had lost confidence in and withdrawn support for Aminuddin. UMNO’s Negeri Sembilan chairman Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias linked the move directly to Aminuddin’s handling of the royal crisis. Perikatan Nasional (PN), holding five seats, offered to cooperate with BN (all UMNO), and a combined BN-PN bloc would hold 19 of 36 seats. Pakatan Harapan (PH) Communications Director Datuk Fahmi Fadzil described the move as a betrayal and a backdoor attempt to take over the state administration (The Vibes, 27 April 2026).

28 April 2026 UMNO president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi chaired an emergency UMNO Supreme Council meeting, at which the state chapter and the central leadership were no longer aligned (Free Malaysia Today, 28 April 2026).

29 April 2026 UMNO’s Political Bureau issued a statement acknowledging the assemblymen’s loss of confidence while stopping short of endorsing a new government, and called for urgent talks with Pakatan Harapan under the Unity Government MOU. The same day, the Negeri Sembilan State Secretary’s Office served Mubarak with a letter directing him to vacate the official residence and Balai Undang Luak Sungei Ujong with immediate effect (The Star, 30 April 2026, Free Malaysia Today, 30 April 2026).

30 April 2026 UMNO reversed its position. Ahmad Zahid met the 14 assemblymen in Putrajaya and announced that all 14 assemblymen from UMNO and Barisan Nasional (BN) in Negeri Sembilan had agreed to remain within the framework of the unity government. He told the Cabinet that he opposed any backdoor government formation, and Transport Minister Anthony Loke described the situation as stable (The Star, 30 April 2026).

1 May 2026 The UMNO state wings escalated further. The Negeri Sembilan UMNO Wanita, Youth and Puteri wings issued a joint statement condemning the eviction order as ‘inappropriate, insensitive, and an abuse of administrative powers’, said it confirmed that Aminuddin had failed to manage the crisis, and stood by the 14 assemblymen’s withdrawal of support (Free Malaysia Today, 1 May 2026).

1 May 2026 The same day, the UMNO president made clear that the wings’ statement represented their personal opinion only, and that the decision of the 14 BN assemblymen to remain in the unity government was a party decision that must be respected (The Star, 1 May 2026).

3 May 2026 Twelve UMNO representatives told Zahid that they wished to remain in the unity government (Malaysiakini, 3 May 2026).

5 May 2026 The Majlis Dato Lembaga Adat Sungei Ujong announced a new Undang, Muhammad Faris bin Johari (New Straits Times, 5 May 2026).

5 May 2026 Mubarak and five others filed an originating summons at the Seremban High Court, seeking an order compelling the state government and the DKU to release the minutes of the 17 April sitting, and an order barring enforcement of any decision taken at that sitting until the minutes were produced (Malaysiakini, 5 May 2026).

5 May 2026 A separate statement, said to speak for the Sungei Ujong Adat leadership, declared the installation of Muhammad Faris invalid on the ground that those who carried it out had themselves been dismissed (Utusan Malaysia, 5 May 2026).

8 May 2026 The Ibu Soko Tua of Luak Rembau challenged the legitimacy of the selection of the Undang of Rembau, citing Adat defects (Negeri Kita, 8 May 2026).

13 May 2026 The six plaintiffs sought an interim stay (a pause) of the DKU's 17 April acknowledgement of Mubarak's removal as Undang of Sungei Ujong, and the court declined for want of supporting evidence, with liberty to refile. Counsel for the DKU and its Secretary raised a preliminary objection under Article 16(3) that the court had no jurisdiction to hear the suit, and Justice Roz Mawar Rozain directed them to file a supporting affidavit within seven days, with the hearing on that objection fixed for 28 July 2026. The state government argued that only DKU members are entitled to copies of DKU minutes (Free Malaysia Today, 13 May 2026).

21 May 2026 Six signatories among the ruling chiefs, named in later court filings as Mubarak, the Undang of Jelebu Maarof Mat Rashad, the Undang of Johol Muhammad Abdullah, the Undang of Rembau Abdul Rahim Yasin, the Tunku Besar of Tampin Tunku Syed Razman Tunku Syed Idrus Al-Qadri, and the Syahbandar of Sungei Ujong Baharudin Abdul Khalid, issued a directive calling for a special sitting of the DKU. Article 24 provides that a sitting of the DKU is convened and presided over by the Yang di-Pertuan Besar, and the standing of a sitting summoned by the chiefs was contested (The Star, 29 May 2026).

29 May 2026 Six of the eight members of the DKU moved to suspend its secretary, Raja Norazli Raja Nordin, citing his asserted failure to comply with an order to convene a special sitting. Raja Norazli maintained that the authority to remove the secretary rested with the Yang di-Pertuan Besar (The Star, 29 May 2026).

3 June 2026 The State Secretary’s office stated that the DKU secretary is appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Besar, addressing the question of who holds the authority to remove the office-holder (The Star, 3 June 2026).

4 June 2026 Following an audience with Tuanku Muhriz, Menteri Besar Aminuddin announced that the State Legislative Assembly would be dissolved with effect from 5 June, with the consent of His Highness, returning the mandate to voters. He said Pakatan Harapan would contest all 36 seats, and that notice would be sent to the Election Commission to set nomination and polling dates, with the election to be held within 60 days (Free Malaysia Today, 4 June 2026, The Star, 4 June 2026).

5 June 2026, morning The High Court at Seremban, before Justice Roz Mawar Rozain, granted the ad interim injunctions sought by Raja Norazli and the DKU. The orders restrained the six plaintiffs from convening any DKU meeting, including the special sitting announced for that day, from suspending or removing Raja Norazli as Secretary, from establishing any committee to assume his functions, and from altering the status quo of the DKU as it stood before 21 May. The injunctions were to hold pending the court's determination of the jurisdiction and justiciability questions (Malay Mail, 5 June 2026).

5 June 2026 Police briefly locked the gate of the official residence of the Tunku Besar of Tampin, where the purported DKU special sitting was to be held, and several adat leaders and invited guests, among them three Undangs, the Syahbandar, and Rais Yatim, were initially barred from entering. The gates were opened after a short standoff (Malay Mail, 5 June 2026).

5 June 2026 Rais Yatim announced that Tunku Nadzaruddin had been proclaimed the 12th Yang di-Pertuan Besar at a hotel in Alor Gajah, Melaka, hours after the Tampin standoff. The proclamation took place after the interim injunction had been granted, and its legitimacy is disputed (Malay Mail, 5 June 2026).

5 June 2026 Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim reaffirmed that Putrajaya continued to recognise Tuanku Muhriz as the Yang di-Pertuan Besar, and described the election as the means to resolve the uncertainty surrounding the state’s royal institution (Malay Mail, 5 June 2026).

6 June 2026 Raja Norazli said he would initiate committal proceedings for contempt of court against six individuals, including three ruling chiefs, on the ground that they had defied the interim injunction by proceeding with the proclamation of a Yang di-Pertuan Besar (Malay Mail, 6 June 2026).

9 June 2026 Istana Besar Seri Menanti announced that the proclamation of Tunku Nadzaruddin ibni Almarhum Tuanku Ja’afar as the 12th Yang di-Pertuan Besar carried no legal effect. The Comptroller of the Royal Household, Datuk Azizi Mohamad Ali, said that by his own action in accepting that proclamation, Tunku Nadzaruddin had relinquished the hereditary title of Tunku Panglima Besar, which then fell vacant (Malay Mail, 9 June 2026).

11 June 2026 Tuanku Muhriz proclaimed his second son, Tunku Zain Al-’Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz, as the new Tunku Panglima Besar (Free Malaysia Today, 11 June 2026).

12 June 2026 The six plaintiffs filed an application at the Seremban High Court to set aside the ad interim injunction restraining the DKU from convening. The application was listed for case management before Justice Roz Mawar Rozain on 18 June and fixed for hearing on 7 July 2026, with the DKU and its Secretary Raja Norazli Raja Nordin represented by the firm of Steven Thiru (The Edge, 15 June 2026).

19 June 2026 Mosques across the Luak of Sungei Ujong, Jelebu, Johol and Rembau, and the Tampin territory, were directed to pray for Tunku Nadzaruddin in the Friday sermon, following a letter dated 9 June from the chieftains and the Tunku Besar Tampin to the Negeri Sembilan Mufti, Faudzinaim Badaruddin, invoking Article 181(1) of the Federal Constitution. The Mufti confirmed receiving the letter and said the matter lay outside his department’s jurisdiction and sat with the Negeri Sembilan Islamic Religious Affairs Department. The Comptroller of the Royal Household, Azizi Ali, separately stated that the 5 June proclamation was invalid and unrecognised under the constitution, law and custom of Negeri Sembilan (Malaysiakini, 19 June 2026).

19 June 2026 At the Masjid Dato’ Undang Luak Jelebu, a yellow carpet was laid for Tunku Nadzaruddin’s arrival and the prayer was read, with Malaysiakini’s Malay-language report placing the styled title in inverted commas, as ‘Yamtuan Besar’, and noting that his proclamation as successor to Tuanku Muhriz remained disputed (Malaysiakini, 19 June 2026).

23 to 25 June 2026 The Conference of Rulers meeting scheduled for these dates was postponed (The Star, 23 June 2026, The Straits Times, 23 June 2026).

25 June 2026 The Buapak and Ibu Soko of Luak Rembau selected Hassan Ab Hamid, the Buapak Kampung Tanjong, as the 22nd Undang Luak Rembau, with Kampung Tanjong confirmed as the Kampung Benih. A rival camp aligned with Abdul Rahim Yasin rejected the selection, with 17 Adat leaders and Datuk Perba Abdul Razak Mohd Yassin maintaining that his 2024 proclamation stood (Sinar Harian, 25 June 2026).

25 June 2026 At Istana Besar Seri Menanti, the Tunku Besar Seri Menanti, Tunku Ali Redhauddin, received the Dato’-Dato’ Adat of Luak Rembau, who came to present Hassan and to seek consent for the date of the ceremony (Sinar Harian, 25 June 2026).

27 June 2026 Tuanku Muhriz conducted the istiadat installing Muhammad Faris Johari as the 11th Undang of Luak Sungei Ujong and formalising the appointment of Hassan Ab Hamid as the 22nd Undang of Luak Rembau, and used the occasion to call for loyalty (The Star, 27 June 2026, Free Malaysia Today, 27 June 2026).

29 June 2026 The Rembau District and Land Office ordered Abdul Rahim Yasin to vacate the official residence and Balai Undang Luak Rembau, two days after Hassan’s installation (New Straits Times, 30 June 2026, The Star, 30 June 2026).

8 July 2026 The Seremban High Court granted the DKU and its Secretary leave to begin contempt proceedings against the six plaintiffs for allegedly breaching the 5 June ad interim injunction, refused a stay, and fixed the committal hearing for 28 July 2026. Under that order, the plaintiffs were barred from convening or attending any DKU meeting, from interfering with the Secretary of the DKU in carrying out his functions under the Laws of the Constitution of Negeri Sembilan 1959, from setting up any committee or person to assume his powers or to act and issue statements for the DKU, and from taking any decision or action that disturbed the status quo as it stood before 21 May 2026 (Sinar Harian, 8 July 2026, The Edge, 8 July 2026). The matter remains sub judice.

15 July 2026 DKU secretary Raja Norazli Raja Nordin issued letters revoking the hereditary titles of three Rembau nobles, Abdul Razak Yassin, Zaharuddin Idris and Azmi Ahmad, citing a decree of Hassan Ab Hamid as 22nd Undang. The revocations were backdated to August 2024, when Abdul Rahim Yasin was the recognised Undang (Malaysiakini, 17 July 2026).

17 July 2026 Abdul Razak Yassin, Dato’ Perba, said that the three did not recognise the decision, arguing that Hassan had not been appointed by the Council of Dato’ Lembaga and that the injunction preserved the chieftains’ positions (Malaysiakini, 17 July 2026).

17 July 2026 Mubarak and the three Undangs filed a judicial review application at the High Court of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, case number WA-25-201-07/2026, naming the Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan and the state government as respondents. They sought an order of mandamus compelling the Menteri Besar to sign a Proclamation under Article 10(2), and a declaration that the document exhibited as DMA-1 is valid under Articles 10(1)(b) and 10(2). The application was brought under Article 71(2) of the Federal Constitution and section 44 of the Specific Relief Act 1950, and refers to a letter sent by the plaintiffs to the Menteri Besar on 20 April. The supporting affidavit was affirmed the same day at Seremban by Muhammad Abdullah, the Undang of Johol (The Edge, 7 August 2026).

18 July 2026 Nomination day: 103 candidates stood for 36 seats, with polling set for 1 August (The Star, 18 July 2026).

24 July 2026 The six plaintiffs applied to the Seremban High Court for the recusal of Justice Roz Mawar Rozain from the originating summons and from the 28 July committal proceedings, alleging a "real danger of bias" and seeking a stay of the summons. According to the filing, the judge had attended a Maal Hijrah (Islamic New Year) event on 16 June at which she was seated beside the Tunku Ampuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan and at the same table as the wife of the Menteri Besar, the wife of the State Secretary and two state executive councillors, all of whom the plaintiffs said had close links to the subject matter of the summons. The plaintiffs had separately filed a notice of appeal on 21 July against the 8 July decision granting leave for contempt (The Edge, 27 July 2026). The matter remains sub judice.

28 July 2026 On the date fixed for the committal hearing, the Seremban High Court adjourned the contempt proceedings after the plaintiffs filed an application for an interim stay, to be heard at the Court of Appeal the next day. The jurisdiction hearing on the originating summons did not proceed, and the summons remains filed and unheard on its merits. Justice Roz Mawar Rozain fixed 28 September 2026 for case management of all existing matters before her, noting the file already ran to more than two hundred enclosures. The DKU and its Secretary filed a fresh contempt application, their counsel citing the six plaintiffs' avoidance of service in the first (The Edge, 28 July 2026, Free Malaysia Today, 28 July 2026).

29 July 2026 The Court of Appeal granted the plaintiffs an interim stay of the contempt proceedings, which remains in force. The appeal against the 8 July decision to grant leave for contempt is fixed for case management at the Court of Appeal on 19 October 2026 (Free Malaysia Today, 29 July 2026).

30 July 2026 Yang di-Pertuan Besar Tuanku Muhriz revoked the two royal titles held by Rais Yatim, with the state secretary citing preservation of the throne’s ‘majesty, sanctity and dignity’. Sources close to the palace told The Straits Times that the move came in response to a series of Rais’s actions against the throne stretching back several years, including his involvement, dating to 2022, in encouraging the Undang of Jelebu to refer to himself as ‘Sultan’, and his proclamation of Muhriz’s cousin Nadzaruddin Ja’afar as the new Yang di-Pertuan Besar on 5 June 2026. The report also stated that Rais had been serving as legal adviser to the Undang (The Straits Times, 30 July 2026).

31 July 2026 The Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) met at Istana Besar Seri Menanti, chaired by Tuanku Muhriz, on the eve of polling (Free Malaysia Today, 1 August 2026).

1 August 2026 Polling day in the 16th state election. The DKU set out its decisions in a statement dated 1 August: it acknowledged the Luak of Jelebu’s removal of Maarof Mat Rashad as Undang, with effect from 31 May 2023, and declared the office vacant; it affirmed the 27 June appointments of Muhammad Faris Johari (Sungei Ujong) and Hassan Ab Hamid (Rembau); it maintained that Mubarak Dohak, the removed Undang of Luak Sungei Ujong, had ceased to hold office on 17 April 2026; and it stated that Abdul Rahim Yasin’s appointment as Undang of Luak Rembau was never completed (Free Malaysia Today, 1 August 2026).

1 August 2026 Results declared through the evening gave BN 18 seats, PN 7 and PH 11, with the BN-PN alliance taking 25 of 36 (Bernama, 2 August 2026). Late that night, BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi presented Tuanku Muhriz with an official letter at Istana Hinggap containing three names for Menteri Besar (Free Malaysia Today, 1 August 2026).

2 August 2026 Ismail Lasim took the oath of office as Menteri Besar before Tuanku Muhriz at the Balairung Seri of Istana Besar Seri Menanti (New Straits Times, 2 August 2026, Malaysiakini, 1 August 2026).

7 August 2026 Ten State Assemblymen (ADUNs) took the oath of office as members of the State Executive Council before Tuanku Muhriz at Istana Besar Seri Menanti, completing the BN-PN administration with eight exco members from BN and two from PN (Free Malaysia Today, 7 August 2026).

10 August 2026 The judicial review, WA-25-201-07/2026, came before the Kuala Lumpur High Court. No leave hearing took place. The DKU and its Secretary Raja Norazli Raja Nordin, together with Faris Johari and Hassan Ab Hamid, applied to intervene, and the DKU and Secretary also sought a stay of the leave application pending that bid. The court declined an oral application by the applicants' counsel for a gag order and directed counsel to decide whether the case should continue in Kuala Lumpur or transfer to Seremban, to avoid conflicting rulings. Parties are due to return on 7 October 2026 (Free Malaysia Today, 10 August 2026, The Edge, 10 August 2026).

18 August 2026 At the Seremban High Court, Justice Roz Mawar Rozain heard submissions in the originating summonses filed by the Negeri Sembilan state government seeking eviction orders for the Balai Undang (the official hall of an Undang) and residences of the Undang of Rembau and the Undang of Sungei Ujong, and fixed 24 August 2026 for her decision, to be delivered at 4pm over Zoom (The Star, 18 August 2026).

24 August 2026 The Seremban High Court dismissed both of the state government’s applications to evict the occupants of the Balai Undang (the Undang’s official hall) and official residences of Rembau and Sungei Ujong. Justice Roz Mawar Rozain held that “Kerajaan Negeri Sembilan” lacked locus standi (legal standing), since Section 16 of the National Land Code requires such proceedings to be brought by the State Director of Lands and Mines. She recorded that the ruling gives neither occupant any right to remain and does not decide who holds either chieftainship. The applications were dismissed without prejudice, with RM25,000 in costs on each suit (Malaysiakini, 24 August 2026, Free Malaysia Today, 24 August 2026).

25 August 2026 Tuanku Muhriz attends the state-level Maulidur Rasul celebration in Seremban as Yang di-Pertuan Besar, delivering a titah (royal address) on the supremacy of the Constitution (Berita Harian, 25 August 2026).

28 August 2026, Thursday: Azrin Khairi was appointed and proclaimed the 17th Undang of Jelebu at a ceremony at the Telapak Anak Waris Perut Ulu Jelebu, Kuala Klawang. The declaration was made by Ismail Mohd Zin, reported to be acting in the authority of the customary title Dato’ Menteri Sah Mangku Alam Raja Sehari, the office that by Jelebu custom proclaims the Undang. (Berita Harian, 29 August 2026, New Straits Times, 29 August 2026).

31 August 2026 Tuanku Muhriz presides over the state-level National Day celebration as Yang di-Pertuan Besar, received on arrival by Menteri Besar Ismail Lasim (Bernama, 31 August 2026).

5 September 2026 The Undang camp issues a media statement claiming that Menteri Besar Ismail Lasim signed a proclamation under Article 10(2) on 3 August 2026, completing the removal of Tuanku Muhriz it says began on 19 April 2026, and directing the State Secretary and state administration to comply immediately. The signed proclamation is not published (Malaysiakini, 6 September 2026).

6 September 2026 Menteri Besar Ismail Lasim responds, describing the Undang statement as the signatories’ right and pledging the loyalty of himself and the State Government to Tuanku Muhriz as Yang di-Pertuan Besar (Malay Mail, 6 September 2026).

7 September 2026 The Court of Appeal heard full arguments on the stay application and reserved its decision, extending the ad interim stay. Case management fixed for 14 September to set the date for delivering the decision (Malay Mail, 7 September 2026, The Star, 7 September 2026).

8 September 2026 The Straits Times reported, citing legal and government sources, that Menteri Besar Ismail Lasim claims he signed the Article 10(2) proclamation under duress, and that he filed a police report on 8 September stating he had been coerced into signing and prevented from leaving the 3 August meeting until he did so. The newspaper also reported that senior UMNO figures were present at that meeting, and that the party figures it named had not responded to requests for comment (The Straits Times, 8 September 2026).

8 September 2026 The Menteri Besar issued a second media statement denying the involvement of UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in any effort to remove Tuanku Muhriz and affirming his support for the party leadership. The statement did not address whether he had signed the 3 August proclamation, nor The Straits Times’ report that he said he signed under duress (Menteri Besar’s media statement, 8 September 2026).

8 September 2026 Late on 8 September, the “Undang” camp held a press conference, fronted by three of the signatories, Maarof Mat Rashad, Muhammed Abdullah and Abdul Rahim Yasin, whose standing as Undang the Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) disputes in two of the three cases. They produced a letter they claim was signed by the Menteri Besar confirming the proclamation to remove Tuanku Muhriz, and Maarof said all procedures had been fulfilled (The Vibes, 9 September 2026).

9 September 2026, Tue–Wed: Menteri Besar Ismail Lasim issued a media statement stating that the Proclamation Instrument circulated on the night of 8 September 2026 was signed under duress and without free will. He said a police report was lodged around 6pm on 8 September, and that the State Executive Council, sitting the same day, discussed forming a Reconciliation Committee to address the adat issue. The State Government maintains the Instrument fails to meet the process required under Article 10 of the Negeri Sembilan Constitution 1959 and is therefore invalid. The statement also invoked Article 71 of the Federal Constitution and reaffirmed the MB's loyalty to Tuanku Muhriz as the lawful Yang di-Pertuan Besar.

14 September 2026: The Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) reaffirmed its 31 July resolution that the 19 April proclamation is invalid, three of its four signatories having held no office of Undang on that date. It found that no enquiry under Article 10(1) of the Negeri Sembilan Constitution 1959 was ever carried out, that the proclamation lapsed when the then Menteri Besar declined to sign it on 20 April, and that Tuanku Muhriz remains Yang di-Pertuan Besar. The Dewan named the three serving Undangs, declared Jelebu and Dato' Shahbandar Sungei Ujong vacant, characterised the six signatures on the 5 September document as derhaka (treason) under Adat and law, and directed its Setiausaha (Secretary) to lodge a police report. It also declined the State Government's proposed Jawatankuasa Pendamai (Reconciliation Committee) on Article 16 grounds (Berita Harian, 14 September 2026, Malay Mail, 14 September 2026).

15 September 2026: The Negeri Sembilan Executive Council met under the chairmanship of Menteri Besar Ismail Lasim, according to the exco statement issued the following day (Malaysiakini, 16 September 2026). The same day, Ismail issued a statement saying that the Menteri Besar's part in the constitutional process gave him no power to determine the position of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar. He said the validity of the proclamation depended on its source of authority and on whether the conditions and procedure set by Article 10 of the Negeri Sembilan Constitution 1959 had been met (Malaysiakini, 15 September 2026). He said the question should be resolved in court if necessary (FMT, 15 September 2026). Lawyers for the DKU later described the statement as having been issued on behalf of the state executive council, and said it acknowledged that the Menteri Besar had no unilateral power to remove the Yang di-Pertuan Besar or declare the office vacant (The Star, 17 September 2026).

16 September 2026: A statement issued by the state exco line-up declared the 19 April proclamation removing Tuanku Muhriz valid and recognised Tuanku Nadzaruddin Tuanku Ja’afar as Yang di-Pertuan Besar with immediate effect. It said the decision had been reached at the 15 September meeting chaired by Ismail, that his signature on 3 August had completed the proclamation, and that a separate 19 April proclamation under Article 11 was also valid. The state administration was instructed to implement the decision immediately (Malaysiakini, 16 September 2026).

16 September 2026: Undang of Luak Rembau Hassan Ab Hamid issued a statement saying that no person, administrative institution or exco meeting could supersede the Constitution, and that the exco could not replace a mandatory constitutional process through a collective decision or press statement. He cited the DKU’s decisions of 31 July and 13 September and Article 16(3), under which DKU advice on questions of Malay custom is final, and said the existence of a power did not mean the procedure for exercising it could be disregarded (FMT, 16 September 2026).

16 September 2026: Halim & Ismail, acting for DKU Secretary Raja Norazli Raja Nordin and the DKU as defendants in Seremban High Court Originating Summons NA-24NCvC-240-05/2026, wrote to the Menteri Besar and ten exco members, with copies to the State Secretary and State Legal Adviser. The letter said the announcement breached interim injunctions granted by the High Court on 5 June, described the exco’s conduct as “tantamount to a coup d’état and an act of treason”, and stated that the DKU intended to begin contempt proceedings against the recipients (The Edge Malaysia, 17 September 2026).

17 September 2026: Former Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun called the exco’s statement an act of treason and said exco members had no constitutional power to decide the position of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar (FMT, 17 September 2026).

17 September 2026: DKU Secretary Raja Norazli Raja Nordin issued a statement saying the exco’s decision had no legal effect, because questions of Malay custom, including the election, appointment and removal of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar and the Undangs, fall within the DKU’s jurisdiction under Article 16. The DKU said the exco and the state government have no jurisdiction to determine the validity of the proclamation or the position of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar. It said that while Tuanku Muhriz lawfully holds the office, there is no vacancy and no successor. It welcomed Ismail’s 15 September statement as consistent with the Constitution, and restated its view that the 19 April proclamation was defective because no enquiry under Article 10(1) was held and three of its four signatories did not hold the office of Undang at the time. The statement said the matter is before the Seremban High Court, and that the institutions of Adat belong to the community rather than to any political party (FMT, 17 September 2026, Malay Mail, 17 September 2026).

17 September 2026: Speaking to reporters in Seremban, Ismail confirmed the contents of the exco statement. He said all exco members had discussed the proclamation at the 15 September meeting and decided on it unanimously, and that the exco had directed State Secretary Mohd Zafir Ibrahim to proceed with gazetting “in accordance with existing regulations”. He declined to take questions. The confirmation came two days after his own statement that the Menteri Besar had no unilateral power over the office of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar, and on the same day the DKU said the exco’s decision had no legal effect (The Star, 17 September 2026, FMT, 17 September 2026, Malay Mail, 17 September 2026).

17 September 2026: The Attorney General’s Chambers said the Exco statement had no legal effect, since Exco members held no jurisdiction, authority or power under the Negeri Sembilan Constitution 1959 to make it. The Chambers repeated its pandangan awal (preliminary view) that the 19 April proclamation was invalid for failing to meet the mandatory requirements of Article 10, said the composition of the Undang Yang Empat was incomplete at the material time, and stated that gazetting or implementing the proclamation would be unconstitutional. It noted the interlocutory injunction still in force in the Seremban High Court (Malay Mail, 17 September 2026, Free Malaysia Today, 17 September 2026).

17 September 2026 (evening): The office of State Secretary Datuk Mohd Zafir Ibrahim accepted the advice of the Attorney General’s Chambers and confirmed it would take no gazetting or implementation action on the 19 April proclamation, having referred the matter to the State Legal Adviser (Utusan Malaysia, 17 September 2026, The Star, 17 September 2026).

18 September 2026: A secretariat speaking for the Undang Yang Empat¹ and the Tunku Besar Tampin said the AGC had no right to interfere, maintained that the removal followed the prescribed procedure including an investigation, and called on the State Secretary to resign or face disciplinary action (Malaysiakini, 18 September 2026, Utusan Malaysia, 19 September 2026). Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim urged the Menteri Besar not to be swayed by political pressure, and said the federal government would not interfere beyond insisting that proper procedures be followed (The Star, 18 September 2026). Tuanku Muhriz received a memorandum of loyalty after Friday prayers at Seri Menanti, and the State Secretary declined to comment (Utusan Malaysia, 18 September 2026).

19 September 2026: Emirul Sarifudin Nor Azmi, lawyer for Tunku Nadzaruddin and the signatories, called the AGC’s view a non-binding opinion and urged the EXCO to press for disciplinary action against the State Secretary for declining to gazette (FMT, 19 September 2026). Former Menteri Besar Rais Yatim said the AGC had no jurisdiction under Article 71 of the Federal Constitution and described it as lebih sudu daripada kuah (the spoon larger than the gravy) (Berita Harian, 19 September 2026).

20 September 2026: Istana Besar Seri Menanti announced that Tuanku Muhriz had revoked the appointments of all EXCO members under Article 38(5) for breaching their oath through their actions and statements of 15 September, and directed the Menteri Besar to submit a new list under Article 38(2) (Malay Mail, 21 September 2026).

21 September 2026: Menteri Besar Ismail Lasim disputed the revocation, saying the Ruler cannot end an EXCO member’s tenure without the Menteri Besar’s advice or request, that he had never been consulted or advised any dismissal, and that no new list was needed because the existing appointments remained valid (FMT, 21 September 2026).

22 September 2026: Menteri Besar Ismail Lasim announced that a special EXCO meeting had unanimously decided to suspend State Secretary Mohd Zafir Ibrahim and State Legal Adviser Muzalmah Mustapha Kamal with immediate effect, and that notice would go to the Chief Secretary to the Government, the Public Service Department and the AGC. State Financial Officer Masri Razali will act as State Secretary, and lawyer Fahmi Adilah will provide legal advice until replacements are named. Ismail also maintained that all EXCO appointments remained valid (FMT, 22 September 2026, The Sun, 22 September 2026).

22 September 2026: The Undang Yang Empat¹, with the Tunku Besar Tampin, issued a joint statement. It warned the Prime Minister and the AGC against interfering in Negeri Sembilan’s governance under Articles 10 and 11 and invoked Article 71 of the Federal Constitution, described claims that the Menteri Besar and EXCO had deposed Tuanku Muhriz as orchestrated slander, and called the EXCO revocation wrong, unconstitutional and of no effect. They accused Tuanku Muhriz of acting in bad faith (not pure of heart), of sabotage and obstruction. The statement also called on civil servants to pledge loyalty to Tunku Nadzaruddin (The Star, 22 September 2026).

23 September 2026: A planned ceremony of audience and homage, at which Menteri Besar Ismail Lasim and members of the state executive council were to present themselves to Tunku Nadzaruddin at the Tuanku Ja’afar Royal Gallery in Seremban at 9am, was cancelled on security grounds (Sinar Harian, 22 September 2026, Sinar Harian, 23 September 2026). Tunku Nadzaruddin and the four chieftains aligned with him, whose standing as Undangs is disputed, were held at the Balai Undang Luak Sungei Ujong. More than 50 police personnel were deployed there and media were told to leave the area. Emirul Sarifudin Nor Azmi, a lawyer representing the group, told Malaysiakini they were unable to leave the compound because of a police blockade (Malaysiakini, 23 September 2026, Sinar Harian, 23 September 2026).

24 September 2026: The Negeri Sembilan Government Gazette published N.S. P.U. 18, an instrument issued under the signature and State Seal of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar, Tuanku Muhriz. It revoked the appointments of all ten members of the State Executive Council other than the Menteri Besar, effective 20 September 2026 (Berita Harian, 24 September 2026, FMT, 24 September 2026).

24 September 2026: Ismail told a press conference in Seremban that the ten members whose appointments had been revoked were barred from their offices at Wisma Negeri and prevented from carrying out their duties as exco members (Malaysiakini, 24 September 2026).

24 September 2026: Menteri Besar Ismail Lasim issued a seven-page media statement claiming that the crisis was inherited from the previous state government (Berita Harian, 24 September 2026).

25 September 2026: Rais Yatim was charged under Section 4(1)(b) of the Sedition Act 1948. The charge, as reported, concerns remarks allegedly made at a hotel in Simpang Ampat, Alor Gajah, on 5 June, referring to Tunku Nadzaruddin as the 12th Yang di-Pertuan Besar and calling for loyalty to him. Rais pleaded not guilty and claimed trial. Judge Raja Noor Adilla Raja Mahyaldin allowed bail of RM8,000 with one surety. The case returns for mention on 27 October (Bernama, 25 September 2026, Malay Mail, 25 September 2026).

25 September 2026: The signatories of the 22 September statement held a press conference in Seremban at which they repeated its main points, including the warning to the Prime Minister against using federal agencies in ways they said would paralyse the state administration (FMT, 25 September 2026, The Edge, 25 September 2026).

25 September 2026: The names and photographs of the ten members whose appointments had been revoked were taken down from the Negeri Sembilan government’s official portal, which now lists Ismail as the only member of the State Executive Council (Berita Harian, 25 September 2026, Sinar Harian, 25 September 2026).

26 September 2026: Attorney General Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar said that the revocation of the ten appointments was valid under Article 38(5), which provides that an EXCO member other than the Menteri Besar holds office at the pleasure of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar, and described the gazette as standard procedure. He added that the AGC had consistently held that the Menteri Besar and EXCO had no unilateral power to remove the Yang di-Pertuan Besar or declare the office vacant (Sinar Harian, 26 September 2026, FMT, 26 September 2026, The Sun, 26 September 2026).

28 September 2026: The ten former State Executive Council (EXCO) members gave statements to Bukit Aman police, who are investigating on the basis of several police reports (Malay Mail, 28 September 2026). The State Secretary’s office instructed the ten to return their official cars (Bernama, 28 September 2026).

29 September 2026: Ismail Lasim had a three-hour audience with Tuanku Muhriz, attended by the Undangs of Luak Sungei Ujong and Luak Rembau and the state police chief (Malay Mail, 29 September 2026). Bernama reported that his car left by the back gate (Bernama, 29 September 2026). Neither side has said what was discussed.

30 September 2026: UMNO Negeri Sembilan information chief Muhammad Sufian Maradzi replied that the crisis began at the Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) sitting of 17 April, which acknowledged the removal of ex-Undang Mubarak Dohak, and asked why its minutes were never produced (Malaysiakini, 30 September 2026, The Star, 30 September 2026). Our X account posted a response to this statement.

2 October 2026: The Undang of Luak Johol, the removed Undangs Maarof Mat Rashad and Abdul Rahim Yasin, Mubarak and the Tunku Besar Tampin issued yet another statement; this time, a 12-page statement justifying the 19 April declaration. It alleges that Tuanku Muhriz interfered in Luak affairs in breach of an 1898 treaty, and urges the State Secretary and civil servants to recognise his removal (Malaysiakini, 2 October 2026, Free Malaysia Today, 2 October 2026). Read the full statement. Read a full English translation of the statement. Our X account posted a response, highlighting inaccuracies in their statement.

3 October 2026: A letter dated 30 September, in Tunku Nadzaruddin’s name and with the same five signatures, circulated asking the Chief Secretary to the Government to withdraw State Secretary Mohd Zafir Ibrahim’s posting. It objects to the 24 September gazette revoking the EXCO, and asks that federal officers process no instrument in the Ruler’s name without the signatories’ authentication (The Vibes, 3 October 2026).

4 October 2026: In a 17-page official statement, the DKU said Tuanku Muhriz remains Yang di-Pertuan Besar and that no “full and complete enquiry” under Article 10 ever took place. It rejected the 2 October claims of interference in Luak affairs, and restated the official position of each Undang office: Mubarak and Maarof have been removed, and Abdul Rahim Yasin’s appointment was never completed (Free Malaysia Today, 4 October 2026). The DKU described the 30 September letters as derhaka (treason against the Ruler) that may give rise to an offence under the Penal Code, and asked the police and the Attorney General’s Chambers to investigate (The Sun, 4 October 2026, The Vibes, 4 October 2026). Read a full English translation of the statement.

5 October 2026: The Undang of Luak Johol, the removed Undangs Mubarak Dohak, Maarof Mat Rashad and Abdul Rahim Yasin, and the Tunku Besar Tampin issued an 11-page reply to the Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) statement of 4 October. They claimed the DKU had not denied that questions were put to Tuanku Muhriz on 5 March, and that the proviso to Article 10(2) refers to the Menteri Besar as an office. The DKU maintained that Tuanku Muhriz remained Yang di-Pertuan Besar and that there was no vacancy (Malaysiakini, 5 October 2026, Malay Mail, 5 October 2026).

5 October 2026: Former UMNO information chief Shahril Hamdan questioned whether a proclamation dated 19 April could be valid when the Menteri Besar signed it months later, likening it to backdating. He said he was unsure of the legal position (Free Malaysia Today, 5 October 2026).

6 October 2026: Lawyers for the five signatories replied that the office of Menteri Besar is a continuing institution, separate from its holder, so any lawful holder may sign on its behalf. The Attorney General’s Chambers and the DKU had both said the 16 September EXCO statement endorsing the proclamation had no legal effect (Free Malaysia Today, 6 October 2026).

7 October 2026: Mubarak, Maarof, Abdul Rahim and Muhammed Abdullah withdrew their judicial review at the Kuala Lumpur High Court, which had sought to compel the Menteri Besar to sign their proclamation. Judge Norliza Othman barred them from filing the same application again, and ordered them to pay RM10,000 in costs to each of the four interveners, RM40,000 in total (Malay Mail, 7 October 2026, Free Malaysia Today, 7 October 2026).

7 October 2026: The ten former EXCO members whose appointments Tuanku Muhriz revoked on 20 September announced that they had filed an originating summons at the Seremban High Court on 5 October. The suit named the State Secretary and the State Government, and challenged the 24 September gazette on the ground that the revocation required the Menteri Besar’s advice. Menteri Besar Ismail Lasim filed a supporting affidavit (Malay Mail, 7 October 2026, Malaysiakini, 7 October 2026).

12 October 2026: The Straits Times reported that Tuanku Muhriz had been invited by the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, to attend the Meeting of the Conference of Rulers from 13 to 15 October, and that he would attend only the pre-council meeting on 13 October. The report said Tunku Nadzaruddin had not been invited despite repeated requests made through various Rulers and the Menteri Besar, Ismail Lasim (Straits Times, 12 October 2026)

12 October 2026: The Istana Negeri Sembilan issued a statement through the Pengelola Bijaya Diraja (Royal Household Comptroller), Azizi Mohamad Ali, saying Tuanku Muhriz did not require an invitation to attend the Conference of Rulers. The statement said Tuanku Muhriz had decided not to attend the Conference and would focus instead on the Istiadat Menzahirkan Kejadian Undang Luak Jelebu (ceremony proclaiming the installation of the Undang of Luak Jelebu) (Bernama, 12 October 2026, Malaysiakini, 12 October 2026).

14 October 2026: The ten former members of the State Executive Council filed a notice of motion in the Federal Court asking it to decide whether the Ruler may revoke EXCO appointments without the Menteri Besar’s advice under Articles 38(5), 40 and 28(1), and whether the revocation gazetted on 24 September was valid (Sinar Harian, 21 October 2026, Utusan Malaysia, 21 October 2026).

14 October 2026: Datuk Azrin Khairi was installed as the 17th Undang of Luak Jelebu, with the title Dato’ Mendika Menteri Akhirulzaman, at an Istiadat Menzahirkan Kejadian (the ceremony at which an Undang’s installation is formally made manifest before the Ruler) before Tuanku Muhriz at Istana Besar Seri Menanti. Ismail Mohd Zin had proclaimed Azrin in Jelebu on 28 August (Utusan Malaysia, 29 August 2026, Sinar Harian, 14 October 2026, Sinar Harian, 14 October 2026).

15 October 2026: The Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) and its Secretary, Raja Norazli Raja Nordin, applied to the Seremban High Court for leave to begin fresh contempt proceedings over the alleged breach of the 5 June injunction. The application adds 11 proposed contemnors to the six plaintiffs already subject to earlier contempt proceedings: the Menteri Besar, Ismail Lasim, and the ten former members of the State Executive Council. It cites the State Executive Council decision of 15 September, the Menteri Besar’s letter of 17 September to the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal and the suspension of state officers on 22 September. Case management was fixed for 17 November. Those named are proposed contemnors only (Malay Mail, 19 October 2026, Malaysiakini, 19 October 2026).

16 October 2026: After Friday prayers, Tuanku Muhriz publicly rebuked the Menteri Besar, Ismail Lasim, in an exchange recorded in videos that circulated on social media. Tuanku Muhriz said Ismail had written to the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal stating that Tuanku Muhriz was no longer Yang di-Pertuan Besar, and told him, “Until he retracts what he said earlier, go away.” Ismail responded with an angkat sembah (the customary gesture of obeisance to royalty) and did not speak in the footage (Malay Mail, 16 October 2026, Malaysiakini, 16 October 2026, Malaysiakini, 16 October 2026, Utusan Malaysia, 16 October 2026).

19 October 2026: Officials from the Lands and Mines Office, the Rembau District Office and the police attended the Balai Undang Luak Rembau to recover possession. They left after agreeing with the Balai’s lawyer that any eviction would need a court order, and a fresh application in the name of the Director of Lands and Mines was expected to follow (Kosmo, 19 October 2026, Malay Mail, 19 October 2026).

20 October 2026, Tue: Tunku Nadzaruddin, the “Undang Yang Empat” ¹ and the Tunku Besar Tampin issued a joint statement declaring the dispute over the throne resolved, describing Tuanku Muhriz’s revocation of the ten EXCO appointments as invalid, and saying the Menteri Besar no longer needed to seek an audience with Tuanku Muhriz on state affairs (Malaysiakini, 20 October 2026, Sinar Harian, 20 October 2026).

Footnote:

¹ This publication uses the term "Undang Yang Empat" to refer to the four chieftains who signed the 19 April declaration. Mubarak Dohak ceased to hold office as Undang of Luak Sungei Ujong on 17 April 2026, his removal having occurred under the custom of the Luak and acknowledged by the Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) under Article 16 of the Negeri Sembilan Constitution 1959. The DKU has since acknowledged the removal of Maarof Mat Rashad as Undang of Luak Jelebu and maintains that the appointment of Abdul Rahim Yasin as Undang of Luak Rembau was never completed. Under Article 16(3), DKU advice on such questions is final and cannot be challenged in any court.

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