Negeri Sembilan State Legal Advisor is on duty as usual
"I went into the office and worked as usual today. I did not receive an official letter informing me of the suspension of duties as announced by the Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar yesterday (22 September)," Harian Metro quoted State Legal Advisor Datuk Muzalmah Mustapha Kamal as saying.
Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim, in a media report on 22 September said that the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council (MMKN) at its special meeting unanimously suspended Muzalmah and Negeri Sembilan State Secretary (SUK), Datuk Mohd Zafir Ibrahim, with immediate effect.
Following the suspension, the State Finance Officer, Datuk Masri Razali, was named to carry out the duties of the SUK until the new SUK was named by the Chief Secretary to the Government (KSN), while the task of providing legal advice would be carried out by Encik Fahmi Adilah, an advocate and solicitor, until the new Legal Advisor was named by the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC).
Muzalmah said she complied with the instructions of the Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar, to continue to remain and serve in Negeri Sembilan.
"Alhamdulillah, I was not prevented from entering the office and am now working as usual without interruption.
"As long as the Attorney General directs me to continue working here (Negeri Sembilan), I will continue to carry out my duties as usual.
"Actually, I myself did not receive an official letter informing me of the suspension of my duties as the state Legal Advisor as claimed. I only knew about it through news reports in the media," she said when contacted by the Malay daily on 23 September.
Muzalmah said that as a civil servant subject to instructions at the federal level, she would comply with the ruling given to her.
Mohd Dusuki on 23 September asked Mohd Zafir and Muzalmah to continue carrying out their duties as usual because the Menteri Besar's action to suspend them both with immediate effect was illegal.
He said that the two senior state government officials must remain in Negeri Sembilan and cannot be prevented from entering their offices to work because it is against the law.
On 22 September, the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) stressed that the Negeri Sembilan MMKN does not have the legal authority to suspend the duties of Mohd Zafir and Muzalmah because matters related to the appointment, including the suspension of the duties of both positions, fall under the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission (SPA) and the Judicial and Legal Services Commission.
This matter is as stated in Article 37 of the Negeri Sembilan Constitution (UUTKNS) 1959.
As for the appointment of the new State Legal Advisor, it should be stated that his appointment must comply with Article 37 of the UUTKNS, which is to be appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, from among members of the Judicial and Legal Services.
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