Malaysia's former prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, wants to "save Malaysia" and oust the country's current PM Najib Razak over claims that he mismanaged the economy, suppressed free speech and allegedly took hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes, all accusations the PM denies.
The "Save Malaysia" movement, led by Mahathir and made up of opposition leaders from across the political spectrum, is centred on a multimillion-dollar corruption scandal that alleges nearly $700m found in Najib's personal bank accounts came from the state-funded 1Malaysia development fund. Najib, however, says the money was a campaign donation from Saudi Arabia and has since been returned.
Anwar Ibrahim is the former Deputy Prime Minister under Mahathir Mohamad who was tried and convicted twice on sodomy charges after falling out with his mentor.
Mahathir Mohamad really wants to save Malaysia. Perhaps Malaysia should save itself from him and his authoritarian tendencies which have led to the imprisonment of opposition political leaders, social media critics and the curtailment of civil rights.
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