Malaysian Citizens' Declaration
| Context | Demands for Najib Razak to resign as Prime Minister and calls for political reform in Malaysia. |
|---|---|
| Signed | 4 March 2016 |
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Mediators | Khairuddin Abu Hassan |
| Signatories | Mahathir Mohamad and 57 other signatories |
The Citizens' Declaration was made by various Malaysian political leaders on 4 March 2016, to ask for Prime Minister Najib Razak to step down. It was announced at a press event led by former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.[1][2]
The declaration came because of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal and aimed to protect people's rights.[3]
Signatories
[change | change source]- Mahathir Mohamad – Former Prime Minister of Malaysia
- Lim Kit Siang – DAP Supremo and Gelang Patah MP
- Azmin Ali – Selangor Chief Minister and Deputy President of PKR
- Mukhriz Mahathir – Former Chief Minister of Kedah
- Muhyiddin Yassin - Former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
- Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman – Malaysian Asia Award Winning Best Debater
- Zaid Ibrahim – Former Law Minister
- Ling Liong Sik – Former MCA President
- Mahfuz Omar – PAS Lawmaker and Pokok Sena MP
- Maria Chin Abdullah – BERSIH Chairman
- Nurul Izzah Anwar – PKR Vice President and Lembah Pantai MP
- Mohamad Sabu – President of Party AMANAH Negara
- Salahuddin Ayub – Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) Deputy President
- Ambiga Sreenevasan – Former Bar Council Chairperson
- Rafizi Ramli – PKR Vice President and Pandan MP
- Kamaruddin Jaafar - PKR Tumpat MP
- Tian Chua - PKR Vice-president
- Muhammad Muhammad Taib - Former Selangor Menteri Besar
- Anthony Loke - DAP Organising Secretary
- Teresa Kok - DAP lawmaker and Seputeh MP
- Hishamuddin Rais - Political Activist
- Datuk Mujahid Yusof Rawa - Party AMANAH Negara Vice-president
- Tok Muda Dato Wan Abu Bakar Wan Mohamed - Former Deputy Defence Minister/ Former UMNO Supreme Council Member
- Datuk Hamidah Osman and Anina Saadudin - Former UMNO leader
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Correspondent, Trinna LeongMalaysia (2016-03-04). "Malaysia's Mahathir and opposition sign declaration to oust Najib". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ Team, Malaysiakini (2016-03-04). "Dr M: Strange group, but all agree Najib must go". Malaysiakini.
- ↑ Shaffer, Leslie (2016-03-04). "Mahathir: Malaysia must rid itself of PM Najib". CNBC.