Tun M, Opposition leaders sign 'Citizens Declaration' seeking removal of Najib as PM

Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today signed a declaration with the country’s former leaders, Opposition leaders, political activists and leaders of non-governmental organizations (NGO).

The declaration named ‘Citizens Declaration’ calls for the resignation of Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak as Prime Minister.

The declaration contained four demands:

1. The removal of Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak as the Prime Minister of Malaysia through non-violent and legally permissible means;

2. The removal of the those who have acted in concert with him;

3. A repeal of all the recent laws and agreements that violate the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Federal Constitution and undermine policy choices and

4. A restoration of the integrity of the institutions that have been undermined such as the police, the MACC, Bank Negara and the PAC.

All eyes were on the veteran politician as he read out the 'Citizens Declaration' today. - Photo by Astro AWANI

The 58 principal signatories included members from the Opposition pact and NGOs.

Below are among the individuals who have signed the declaration:

1. Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad 2. Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik 3. Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali 4. Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin 5. Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah 6. Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir 7. Mohamad Sabu 8. Lim Kit Siang 9. Mustafa Ali 10. Datuk Ambiga Sreenivasen 11. Datuk Seri Zaid Ibrahim 12. Nurul Izzah Anwar 13. Datuk Mahfuz Omar 14. Tan Sri Sanusi Junid 15. Datuk Kamaruddin Jaafar 16. Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib 17. Tan Sri Samsuri Arshad 18. Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman 19. Tan Sri Abu Talib Othman 20. Tan Sri Aziz Yassin 21. Ariff Sabri 22. Teresa Kok 23. Anthony Loke 24. Tian Chua 25. Datuk Seri Ahmad Said 26. Datuk A. Kadir Jasin 27. Salahuddin Ayub 28. Datuk Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa 29. Datuk Husam Musa 30. Dr Hatta Ramli 31. Rafizi Ramli 32. Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Ghazali 33. Dr Mariah Mahmud 34. Datuk Raja Kamarul Bahrin 35. Dr Dzulkifli Ahmad 36. Datuk Saifudin Nasution Ismail 37. Datuk Fauzi Abdul Rahman 38. Datuk Seri Panglima Lajim Haji Ukin 39. Al-Fadhil Ustaz Hassanudin Haji Yunus 40. Haji Mohamad Anuar Mohamad tahir 41. Maria Chin Abdullah 42. Cynthia Gabriel 43. Dr Syed Azman 44. Tommy Thomas 45. Datuk Hamidah Osman 46. Kamarul Azman Habibur Rahman 47. Datuk Omar Osman 48. Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul rahman 49. Zaid Mat Arip 50. Tamrin Tun Ghafar 51. Datuk Seri Khairuddin Abu Hassan 52. Anina Saadudin 53. Tun Daim Zainuddin 54. Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal 55. Tan Sri Zaman Khan 56. Matthias Chang 57. Hishamuddin Rais

Former leaders who were present included former deputy prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, former Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir, former MCA president Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik dan former Selangor Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib.

Oppositions leaders were DAP Parliamentary Leader Lim Kit Siang, Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali, Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) President Mohamad Sabu, Amanah deputy president Salahuddin Ayub and PAS information chief, Datuk Mahfuz Omar.