Ex-Malaysian minister charged with sedition over Negeri Sembilan royal succession remarks

Rais Yatim, 84, former cabinet minister and Senate president, pleaded not guilty to sedition charges over June 5 remarks backing a rival claimant to the Negeri Sembilan throne. The charge stems from a ceremony proclaiming Tunku Nadzaruddin Tuanku Ja'afar as the 12th ruler, amid a months-long royal crisis. This marks a rare prosecution of a senior political figure, signaling potential state sensitivity over the succession dispute.