Malaysian Citizens' Declaration


The Citizens' Declaration is a declaration issued by an array of Malaysian political leaders past and present including former foes stood together on 4 March 2016 to demand Prime Minister Najib Razak's resignation from office at a press conference chaired by former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. The declaration also saw Malaysia two biggest political arch-rivals Anwar Ibrahim and Mahathir Mohamad work together for people's rights. 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.
The main points of the declaration were:
The declaration included several key reasons for the demands: