Ambiga: Get ready for street protests again unless MPs act to suspend Najib administration

(Malay Mail Online) – Federal lawmakers must now push for the formation of a new temporary government or risk a street protest, prominent lawyer and head of Malaysia’s National Human Rights Society (Hakam) Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan said today.

The civil activist claimed the public was frustrated with the Najib administration’s handling of the country’s finances and 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), and will react by taking to the streets.

“Yes, I do,” she said when asked if the public’s dissatisfaction with the government could cause a street rally.

“Because you see, when you don’t give people options, you don’t give a way out, you don’t provide solutions, people are struggling, of course it will happen,” she added during a press conference at the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall.

She added that civil societies will even spearhead the move if her suggestion to form a national government gains no traction with MPs.

“Bersih is organising (a rally) so Hakam will be part of it,” she added.

Ambiga’s suggestion of a National Government is to form a non-partisan cabinet by pressuring MPs to call for an emergency Parliamentary session and select new ministers capable of leading Malaysia for the next 18 months.

“The idea of the national government for all parties is that it will be a government consisting of MPs from both BN and opposition. Idea is that in times of crisis, and this has happened in many countries like recently in Sri Lanka, the idea is everyone put asides their political differences and does what is best for the country,” she said.