Kuala Lampur, Sept. 23 -- The Negeri Sembilan government yesterday suspended the state secretary and state legal adviser with immediate effect.

Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim said the decision was made unanimously at a special meeting of the State Executive Council (MMKN).

Both state secretary and state legal adviser are appointees under the Laws of the Constitution of Negeri Sembilan 1959 (UUTKNS).

Article 37 of the UUTKNS says that they are appointed "by the appropriate Service Commission from amongst members of any of the relevant public services respective Service Commission".

Reference has to be made to the Eleventh Schedule of the Federal Constitution where Section 29 provides as follows:

"Where a written law confers upon any...