Former Negeri Sembilan executive council members have been ordered to return their official vehicles, while their accounts at Mandiri bank have been frozen, according to Malaysiakini.
The development, reported on Monday, comes as the state grapples with an ongoing constitutional crisis. Malaysiakini did not detail who issued the orders or the grounds cited for the account freeze.
Separately, Malaysian police are considering sedition charges against the former Negeri Sembilan officials, the South China Morning Post reports. Malay Mail reports that police will record statements from the former exco members amid what it describes as Negeri Sembilan royal turmoil.
The Star reports that the Negri government has called for an urgent resolution to the constitutional crisis. Free Malaysia Today, citing an analyst, raised the question of whether the state government interfered with the monarchy in its stance on a proclamation.
The reports point to overlapping strands: administrative action against former officeholders, a criminal probe that could involve sedition, and a dispute touching on the state's royal institution. The available material does not specify the sequence of events or the exact nature of the constitutional question at issue.
What to watch next: whether police proceed with sedition charges and how the state government responds to calls for an urgent resolution.
