Ex-Prime Minister Malaysia joined the protesters, demands the resignation of the government

In Malaysia, the situation is rapidly hesitating in connection with unprecedented mass protests that flashed after the accusations of the country's prime minister Najib Razaka in corruption. In the capital of the country, Kuala-Lumpura Hundred-thousandth demonstration gathers the second day. The party in power promises to organize a millionth anti-Maidan from its red-browned supporters, threatens protesting arrests, Reuters reports. Meanwhile, the ex-prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, one of the landmarks of the country, joined the demonstrators. He called on the popular movement to overthrow the current government.

In July of this year, the Malaysian government launched an investigation as a rally after it became known that $ 700 million from the State Investment Fund 1malasia Development BHD (1MDB) were transferred to the personal bank account of the country's personal account. The premiere’s environment called similar publications "political sabotage aimed at discrediting the head of government." Razak himself claimed that he received money from sponsors from Saudi Arabia for political needs. The opposition demanded to explain why, in this case, finances for party expenses were transferred to personal accounts. Prime Minister resigned the investigation of the Prosecutor General, as well as one of the deputy prime ministers - for criticism.

In Kuala Lumpur, the second day in a row was an anti-government speech that gathered, according to various estimates, from 25 to 250 thousand people. "Bersih" - translated from Malay's means "purity". This word was chosen as an informal association of the opposition, requiring the "purity of elections, government activities." Like those who protested in Hong Kong, the Malaysians proclaimed yellow with their color. The current action is directed directly against Prime Minister Najib Razaka.

The new Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs Malaysia Ahmad Zahid Hamidi threatened the organizers and protest participants with serious punishment in case of violations of the law. "Undoubtedly, they will be responsible if the law is crumpled. And it is not necessary to blame the government of tyranny when legitimate methods are undertaken for them," the official quoted TASS. According to him, "the police carefully monitor the actions and all the speeches that sound at the rally."

Hamidi also stated that the party in the authorities will hold its many thousands of a rally, to which he plans to bring up to a million supporters, whom Reuters calls the "Red -haired". It should be noted that the population of all Kuala Lumpur is about two million people. The pro -government demonstration is scheduled for October 10.

Reuters also reports that the spirit of protesters in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday was supported by Mahathir Mohamad - a sign figure in the political life of the country, a man who held the highest state post for the longest, heading the government from 1981 to 2003. A 90-year-old politician before a visit to demonstrators gave a brief interview with the media, in which he called on the "people's power" to overthrow the current Prime Minister, who at one time was subordinate to Mohamad. "The only chance of the people to return the previous system is to remove the prime minister. And in order to remove it, the people must show their strength. All the people do not need such a corrupt leader," he said.

In the south of the country, they report the detention of protesters: 12 people with Bersih symbols were detained in the city of Malacca. The chief of the city police, Chuan Ghiya Lue, said that they blocked the roads.

From Kuala Lumpur at the time of writing a note of messages about illegal actions during the mass demonstration, no.

Razak: street protests are unpopular

Prime Minister Malaysia Razak, whose resignation is required by protesters, said that they do not enjoy support from the people. He took advantage of the most conservative assessment of the number of demonstrators, saying that they were able to take only 20 thousand people to the streets.

“They can collect 20 thousand participants, but this is very few, most of the Malaysians support the government,” the head of the Cabinet of Council at the ceremony dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Federal Agency for the Development of Territories.

Gathered in Kuala Lumpur, according to Najib Razak, "discuss financial problems, difficulties in the economy - all these issues will be endless." “The current economic decline is associated with external factors: the influence of the situation in the PRC, a decrease in oil prices and a number of others,” the head of the office added.

On the eve of the evening, protesters completely filled one of the most spacious squares of the capital - Murdec.