00:01The ten Nergri-Sermbilarn executive councillors, whose appointments were revoked by the young
00:07Dipertwan-Basar, Tuanku Muhri's Tuanku Munawir, have been instructed to return their official
00:12vehicles.
00:13Lengeng Assemblyman Datuk Mohamed Asna Amin, one of the ten, confirmed that he received
00:19the instruction from the state secretary's office on Monday.
00:22He spoke to reporters after giving a statement to police at the Nergri-Sermbilarn Islamic
00:28Religious Council building.
00:29Mohamed Asna said he was now operating mainly from his Lengeng Constituency Service Centre.
00:35Mentoribasar Datuk Ismail Lassim said last week that the affected EXCO members had been verbally
00:41barred from entering their offices at Wisma Nergri and from carrying out their duties.
00:47Meanwhile, Barisan National Chairman Datuk Shri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi met assemblymen from
00:53Barisan, PAS and Wawasan at AMNO headquarters in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday night to discuss
01:00the political situation in the state.
01:02Mohamed Asna said the meeting focused on resolving the deadlock, particularly since the state budget
01:08is due to be tabled in December.
01:10He stressed that the interests of the people must remain the priority regardless of how the
01:15political crisis is resolved.
01:17Tuanku Mukheriz revoked the appointments of the ten EXCO members starting from September
01:2220.
01:24The decision was subsequently gazetted on September 24.
01:27The State Gazette said the revocation was made after the ten were found to have breached
01:32their oath of allegiance through their actions and statements on September 15.
01:37The Attorney General's chambers has disputed the validity of a controversial statement issued
01:43by the EXCO members concerning the ruler's position, with Ismail contesting the status and legal basis
01:50of the revocation.
