马来西亚资深政治人物拉伊斯·亚丁（Rais Yatim）周五对煽动罪指控作出无罪答辩。该指控源于他在长达数月的王室危机期间，发表言论支持一位与现任统治者争夺森美兰州王位的竞争者。
A veteran Malaysian politician pleaded not guilty on Friday to a sedition charge over remarks backing a rival claimant to the Negeri Sembilan throne amid the months-long royal crisis.
现年84岁的拉伊斯·亚丁曾担任内阁部长及马来西亚参议院议长。他于6月5日在森美兰州宣布敦纳扎鲁丁·杜安·贾阿法（Tunku Nadzaruddin Tuanku Ja’afar）为该州第12任统治者的大典上发表了相关言论，随后在柔佛州麻坡（Ayer Keroh）的会审法庭受审。
Rais Yatim, 84, a former cabinet minister and president of Malaysia’s Senate, was charged at the Sessions Court in Ayer Keroh, Melaka, for his comments on June 5, during a ceremony proclaiming Tunku Nadzaruddin Tuanku Ja’afar the state’s 12th ruler.
检方指控拉伊斯于当日下午1点左右，在阿罗牙也（Alor Gajah）的帕克罗伊阿莫萨马六甲度假村（Parkroyal A’Famosa Melaka Resort）发表煽动性言论，此举违反了马来西亚1948年《煽动法》第4(1)(b)条。该罪名最高可判处5000令吉（约合1200美元）罚款、三年监禁，或两者并罚。
Rais is accused of uttering seditious words at the Parkroyal A’Famosa Melaka Resort in Alor Gajah at about 1pm that day, an offence under Section 4(1)(b) of Malaysia’s Sedition Act 1948. The offence carries a maximum fine of 5,000 ringgit (US$1,200), up to three years in prison, or both.
据当地媒体报道，检方指控拉伊斯祝愿敦纳扎鲁丁一切顺利，并敦促在场人士“将你们的忠诚指向他”。
Prosecutors alleged that Rais wished Tunku Nadzaruddin well and urged those present to “direct your loyalty to him”, according to local media.
拉伊斯在法官拉贾·努尔·阿迪拉·拉贾·马哈亚丁（Raja Noor Adilla Raja Mahyaldin）面前作出答辩。法庭裁定保释金为8000令吉，需一名担保人，并定于10月27日进行下一次案件聆讯。
Rais entered his plea before judge Raja Noor Adilla Raja Mahyaldin. The court fixed bail at 8,000 ringgit with one surety and set October 27 for the next mention of the case.
检方原本要求10000令吉的保释金，而由拉伊斯之子达尼·拉伊斯（Danni Rais）领衔的辩护律师团则请求降低金额，称其已配合当局调查，且直到周四晚上10点30分左右才被告知被起诉。
Prosecutors had sought bail of 10,000 ringgit, while Rais’ lawyers, led by his son Danni Rais, asked for a lower sum, saying he had cooperated with the authorities and had been informed of the charge only at about 10.30pm on Thursday.
拉伊斯是马来西亚任期最长的政治元老之一。他于1978年至1982年担任森美兰州首席部长，此后历任多个联邦内阁职位，包括外交、资讯及文化部长。2020年至2023年间，他担任马来西亚国会参议院（Dewan Negara）议长。
Rais is one of Malaysia’s longest-serving political veterans, having served as Negeri Sembilan chief minister from 1978 to 1982 before holding several federal cabinet portfolios, including foreign affairs, information and culture. He was president of the Dewan Negara, the upper house of Malaysia’s parliament, from 2020 to 2023.
目前，作为反对党联盟成员“国家愿景党”（Parti Wawasan Negara）主席的拉伊斯，已成为推动废黜杜安·穆里兹·杜安·穆纳维（Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir）的最具影响力人物之一。
Now chairman of Parti Wawasan Negara, a member of the opposition coalition, Rais has emerged as one of the most prominent figures seeking to depose Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir.
在6月5日的大典上，拉伊斯为宣布程序进行了辩护，称该过程是依据森美兰州的法律和习俗进行的。
At the June 5 ceremony, Rais defended the proclamation, saying the process had been carried out according to Negeri Sembilan’s laws and customs.
王宫方面拒绝了这一立场，端姑穆赫里兹随后撤销了此前授予赖斯的两个州级荣誉。州秘书表示，此举旨在维护森美兰州王室的“威严、尊严和荣誉”。
The palace rejected that position and Tuanku Muhriz later revoked two state honours previously awarded to Rais. The state secretary said the move was made to safeguard the “majesty, dignity and honour” of the Negeri Sembilan royal institution.
该州最高习惯法委员会——正义与法律委员会（Dewan Keadilan dan Undang）坚持认为，端姑穆赫里兹依然是合法的最高统治者，且挑战其地位的程序并不符合州宪法的要求。
The Dewan Keadilan dan Undang, the state’s highest customary council, maintains that Tuanku Muhriz remains the lawful Yang di-Pertuan Besar and that the process used to challenge his position did not satisfy the requirements of the state constitution.
森美兰州与其他八个拥有王室的马来西亚州属不同，其统治者是由四位酋长（Undang）根据“阿达特·佩帕提”（Adat Perpatih）选举产生的。这是一种源自苏门答腊的母系习惯法制度。该州宪法允许酋长要求统治者退位，但前提是必须经过全面调查并通过正式公告。
Negeri Sembilan differs from Malaysia’s eight other royal states because its ruler is elected by four chiefs, or undangs, under adat perpatih, a matrilineal customary system with roots in Sumatra. The state’s constitution allows undangs to seek a ruler’s abdication, but only after a full inquiry and through a formal proclamation.
周四晚间，这场王室危机出现新转折，端姑穆赫里兹决定撤销森美兰州行政议会全部10名成员的任命，该决定已正式在州政府宪报上公布，解职日期追溯至上周日。
The royal crisis took another turn late on Thursday when Tuanku Muhriz’s decision to revoke the appointments of all 10 members of the Negeri Sembilan executive council was formally published in the state gazette, with the dismissals backdated to Sunday.
根据宪报，这些议员曾于8月7日在端姑穆赫里兹面前宣誓并签署效忠书，但随后违背了誓言，促使统治者撤回了对他们留任的许可。宪报援引了州宪法第38(5)条，该条款规定，除首席部长外，行政议会成员的任期取决于统治者的意愿。
According to the gazette, the councillors had sworn and signed pledges of allegiance before Tuanku Muhriz on August 7, but had subsequently breached those pledges, prompting him to withdraw his consent for them to remain in office. It cited Article 38(5) of the state constitution, which provides that members of the executive council, apart from the chief minister, hold office for as long as they retain the ruler’s pleasure.
首席部长伊斯梅尔·拉辛对此次解职表示异议，并坚称行政议员们在法律上仍处于在职状态。
Chief Minister Ismail Lasim has disputed the dismissal and maintained that the executive councillors remained legally in office.
森美兰州警方同时证实，在王宫发布公告后，已对前州议员进入州行政大楼的通道实施管控。警方表示，执法人员正在维护安全与公共秩序，并强调，警方的在场不应被解读为在仍须遵循宪法和法律程序的争议中偏向或承认任何一方。
Negeri Sembilan police, meanwhile, confirmed that access to the state administrative complex is being controlled for the former councillors following the palace announcement. Officers were maintaining security and public order, police said, emphasising that presence should not be interpreted as the force siding with or recognising any party in a dispute that remains subject to constitutional and legal processes.
9月17日，总检察署另行宣布，4月19日旨在罢免穆里兹苏丹的宣告无效，称其不符合州宪法的强制性要求，且首席部长及州行政委员会均无权单方面罢免统治者。
On September 17, the Attorney-General’s Chambers separately declared an April 19 proclamation seeking to remove Tuanku Muhriz invalid, saying it failed to comply with mandatory requirements under the state constitution and that neither the chief minister nor the state executive council had unilateral authority to remove the ruler.
马来西亚总理安瓦尔·易卜拉欣次日敦促州政府遵循宪法程序，并补充称统治者的地位“依然稳固”。
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim a day later urged the state government to follow the constitutional process, adding that the ruler’s position “remains secure”.