Malaysian Citizens' Declaration
2016 demand for Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak to step down / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Citizens' Declaration (Malay: Deklarasi Rakyat) was a declaration issued by an array of Malaysian political leaders on 4 March 2016 to demand Prime Minister Najib Razak's resignation from office. It was launched at a press conference chaired by former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.[1][2][3]
Context | Demands for Najib Razak to resign as Prime Minister as well as political reform Malaysia. |
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Signed | 4 March 2016 (2016-03-04) |
Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Mediators | Khairuddin Abu Hassan |
Signatories | Mahathir Mohamad and 57 other signatories |
Coming amidst the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal, the declaration also saw Malaysia's two biggest political arch-rivals, Anwar Ibrahim and Mahathir Mohamad, work together for people's rights.[4][5] Besides demanding that Najib be removed from his position, the declaration signed by, among others, former Premier Mahathir and 57 other signatories also touched on freedom of speech and a free media.