AG says Negeri Sembilan state secretary and legal adviser remain in office, must continue duties

Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar stated that Negeri Sembilan officials Datuk Mohd Zafir Ibrahim and Datuk Muzalmah Mustapha Kamal's suspension is invalid, and they must continue their duties.

The Negeri Sembilan state executive council cannot legally suspend these officers, as such powers belong to the Public Service Commission and Judicial and Legal Service Commission.

Any new appointment for state legal adviser must adhere to the Laws of the Constitution of Negeri Sembilan 1959 and be approved by the Judicial and Legal Service Commission.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar said Negeri Sembilan state secretary Datuk Mohd Zafir Ibrahim and state legal adviser Datuk Muzalmah Mustapha Kamal must continue carrying out their duties because their suspension by Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim is invalid.

He said both officers cannot be barred from entering their offices, as preventing them from working would be unlawful, according to the New Straits Times.

Dusuki said, “The duties of Mohd Zafir as Negeri Sembilan state secretary and Muzalmah as state legal adviser must continue as usual, and they must also remain in Negeri Sembilan.”

He added that the menteri besar’s order to suspend them “is invalid and can simply be disregarded.”

The Attorney General’s Chambers said last night that the Negeri Sembilan state executive council has no legal authority to suspend either officer, as appointments and suspensions fall under the Public Service Commission and the Judicial and Legal Service Commission.

The chambers also said any new appointment of a state legal adviser must comply with Article 37 of the Laws of the Constitution of Negeri Sembilan 1959 and be made by the Judicial and Legal Service Commission from among its members.

Ismail had earlier said the state executive council unanimously decided at a special meeting to suspend Mohd Zafir and Muzalmah with immediate effect.

Dusuki said the situation in Negeri Sembilan mirrors the 2009 Perak crisis, when the state secretary and state legal adviser were also suspended.

He said that in 2009, then Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Sidek Hassan and the Attorney General’s Chambers decided that the Perak menteri besar did not have the power to suspend the two senior officers.

He said the Perak state secretary and legal adviser were subsequently instructed to continue performing their duties as usual.

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森美兰州行政委员会无权依法暂停这些官员的职务，因为此类权力属于公共服务委员会和司法法律服务委员会。

任何新的州法律顾问任命都必须遵守森美兰州 1959 年宪法的规定，并经司法和法律服务委员会批准。

吉隆坡，9月23日 - 总检察长丹斯里莫哈末杜苏基莫达表示，森美兰州秘书拿督莫哈末扎菲尔易卜拉欣和州法律顾问拿督穆扎玛穆斯塔法卡迈勒必须继续履行职责，因为州务大臣拿督伊斯梅尔拉欣的停职是无效的。

据《新海峡时报》报道，他表示不能阻止这两名警官进入办公室，因为阻止他们工作是违法的。

杜苏基说：“莫哈末扎菲尔作为森美兰州秘书和穆扎玛作为州法律顾问的职责必须照常继续，他们也必须留在森美兰。”

他还补充说，州务大臣下令暂停他们的职务“无效，完全可以忽略不计”。

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商会还表示，任何新的州法律顾问任命都必须符合 1959 年森美兰州宪法第 37 条的规定，并且必须由司法和法律服务委员会从其成员中任命。

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