Malaysian Citizens' Declaration

Deklarasi Rakyat
Context	Demands for Najib Razak to resign as Prime Minister as well as political reform Malaysia.
Signed	4 March 2016
Location	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Mediators	Khairuddin Abu Hassan
Signatories	Mahathir Mohamad and 57 other signatories

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]

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.

^ "Malaysia alliance demands removal of scandal-hit PM Najib". Channel NewsAsia. 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^ Leong, Trinna (4 March 2016). "Malaysia's Mahathir and opposition sign declaration to oust Najib". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^ "Dr M: Strange group, but all agree Najib must go". Malaysiakini. 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^ Fernandez, Joe (4 March 2016). "Forgetting old wounds, Anwar-Mahathir now working against Najib". Free Malaysia Today. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^ Shaffer, Leslie (4 March 2016). "Mahathir: Malaysia must rid itself of PM Najib". CNBC. Archived from the original on 16 May 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

[1] "Malaysia alliance demands removal of scandal-hit PM Najib". Channel NewsAsia. 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

[2] Leong, Trinna (4 March 2016). "Malaysia's Mahathir and opposition sign declaration to oust Najib". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

[3] "Dr M: Strange group, but all agree Najib must go". Malaysiakini. 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

[4] Fernandez, Joe (4 March 2016). "Forgetting old wounds, Anwar-Mahathir now working against Najib". Free Malaysia Today. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

[5] Shaffer, Leslie (4 March 2016). "Mahathir: Malaysia must rid itself of PM Najib". CNBC. Archived from the original on 16 May 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

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