Thousands rally in Malaysia to demand PM’s resignation
Thousands of people walked in the capital of Malaysia to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, because the public’s discontent increased on life costs and allegations of not being able to make promised reforms.
Protesters-with the slogan “Turnun Anwar” or “Anwar Down Down”, they wore black t-shirts and bandanas-best opposition leaders to hear the speeches of the city’s Independence Square, they walked through the heart of Kuala Lumpur.
The police estimated that at least 18,000 people participated.
Anwar, which campaign on a reformist platform before taking office in November 2022, has criticized criticism of measures aimed at increasing government revenue, including subsidy corrections that extended sales and service tax and some fears may lead to an increase in consumer prices.
This week, the Prime Minister announced his commitment to reduce fuel prices in increasing assistance and increasing costs to poor household people.
23 -year -old Protester Nur Shahirah Leman, a member of an Islamic student group, said that new taxes and higher electricity tariffs applied to large enterprises will be transferred to consumers.
“These taxes have been taken from the producers, so it will automatically affect food prices,” he said.
Anwar also faced the judicial intervention and suspicions of prosecutors on their commitment to struggle against corruption after a final delay in the prosecutor’s accusations against the government against several figures against the government, and after a final delay in the appointment of the country’s best judges.
Anwar refused to intervene in the courts over and over again.
Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who was 100 years old in July, participated in the rally and accused Anwar of abuse of his mission to prosecute political rivals, accusations that the Premier had previously rejected.
Mahathir said to the crowd, “innocent ones are accused, those who do wrong are released,” he said.
Mahathir and Anwar, the old protein rival rival, has been locked in an intense fight that dominated the Malaysian politics for almost thirty years.
In 2018, the couple repaired the fences to overthrow the Barisan Nasional government, but their coalitions collapsed in less than two years.
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