Rembau Undang says exco cannot override constitution, DKU ruling on Tuanku Muhriz

Hassan Ab Hamid, Undang of Rembau, has contested the Negeri Sembilan executive council's stance on the removal of Yang di-Pertuan Besar Tuanku Muhriz, asserting that such administrative decisions cannot supersede the state constitution or the Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) ruling on adat matters.

He emphasized that the April 19 proclamation should be scrutinized under constitutional guidelines, highlighting procedural lapses and asserting that no proper enquiry was conducted before the proclamation.

The DKU previously found the proclamation invalid, affirming that Tuanku Muhriz remains the rightful ruler, with its advice deemed final under the state constitution.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 — Undang of Rembau Hassan Ab Hamid has rejected the Negeri Sembilan executive council’s position on the removal of Yang di-Pertuan Besar Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, saying an administrative decision cannot override the state constitution or the Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) ruling on matters of adat.

Malaysiakini reported that Hassan said the dispute over the April 19 proclamation removing Tuanku Muhriz must be dealt with according to the Negeri Sembilan constitution, rather than being determined solely through an administrative decision or media statement.

He said the key issue was not simply whether the Undang Yang Empat had the power to remove or select the Yang di-Pertuan Besar, but whether that power had been exercised in full compliance with the requirements and procedures under the state constitution.

“The existence of a power does not mean that the procedure for exercising it can be disregarded,” he said in a statement yesterday.

Hassan said one fundamental question was whether a complete enquiry, as required, had been conducted before the April 19 proclamation was made.

He said the DKU had determined that no such enquiry was conducted and that Tuanku Muhriz was not given notice or an opportunity to be heard, which he said constituted a fundamental defect in the proclamation.

Hassan’s statement came after the state exco said yesterday that the proclamation was valid and that Tuanku Nadzaruddin Tuanku Ja’afar had been recognised as the new ruler with immediate effect.

The exco said the proclamation had been signed and sealed by the legitimate Undang and that the removal of the ruler was the absolute prerogative of the Undang Yang Empat.

Hassan also cited DKU decisions on July 31 and Sept 13, which he said determined that the April 19 proclamation was invalid and affirmed that Tuanku Muhriz remained the Yang di-Pertuan Besar.

He said Article 16(3) of the state constitution stipulates that the DKU’s advice on questions of Malay adat is final and cannot be challenged in court.

“Therefore, an exco decision cannot set aside the DKU’s determination on adat or override the provisions of the state constitution,” he said.

Hassan also disputed the exco’s assertion that the proclamation had been signed by the “legitimate and duly serving undangs”, saying this contradicted the DKU’s determination concerning the adat status of three of the four signatories.

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林茂的温登 (Undang) 哈山·阿布·哈米德 (Hassan Ab Hamid) 对森美兰执行委员会关于罢免国家元首端姑穆赫里兹 (Yang di-Pertuan Besar Tuanku Muhriz) 的立场提出质疑，声称此类行政决定不能取代州宪法或下议院 (DKU) 对 adat 事务的裁决。

他强调，4月19日的公告应根据宪法准则进行审查，指出其中存在程序上的疏漏，并断言在公告发布前没有进行适当的调查。

DKU 此前已裁定该公告无效，并确认端姑慕赫里兹仍是合法统治者，其建议根据州宪法被视为最终决定。

吉隆坡，9月17日 - Rembau Hassan Ab Hamid的Undang拒绝了森美兰执行委员会关于罢免Yang di-Pertuan Besar Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir的立场，称行政决定不能推翻州宪法或Dewan Keadilan dan Undang（DKU）对adat事宜的裁决。

据《当今大马》报道，哈桑表示，关于4月19日罢免端姑慕赫里兹的公告所引发的争议，必须按照森美兰州宪法处理，而不是仅仅通过行政决定或媒体声明来解决。

他表示，关键问题不在于国家元首是否有权罢免或选举最高元首，而在于行使该权力是否完全符合州宪法的要求和程序。

“拥有某种权力并不意味着可以忽视行使该权力的程序，”他昨天在一份声明中说。

哈桑表示，一个根本问题是，在4月19日发布公告之前，是否已按要求进行了全面调查。

他表示，DKU 已认定并未进行此类调查，也没有向端姑慕赫里兹发出通知或给予其申辩的机会，他认为这构成了公告中的一个根本缺陷。

哈桑发表声明之前，州行政议会昨天表示，该公告有效，并承认端姑纳扎鲁丁端姑嘉法尔为新统治者，立即生效。

行政委员会表示，该公告已由合法的Undang签署并盖章，罢免统治者是Undang Yang Empat的绝对特权。

哈桑还引用了昆山杜克大学7月31日和9月13日的决定，他说这些决定确定4月19日的公告无效，并确认端姑穆里兹仍然是国家元首。

他说，州宪法第 16(3) 条规定，DKU 对马来习俗问题的建议是最终的，不能在法庭上受到质疑。

“因此，行政委员会的决定不能推翻达克希纳·库马尔·辛格大学对习俗的裁定，也不能凌驾于州宪法的规定之上，”他说。

哈桑还对执行委员会的说法提出异议，即该公告是由“合法且正式任职的 undang”签署的，称这与 DKU 对四名签署人中三名 adat 地位的认定相矛盾。

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