Protesters defy police ban to demand the resignation of prime minister embroiled in corruption scandal.
Mahathir Mohamad says Malaysia is "controlled by thieves".
The former prime minister is accusing his latest successor of stealing public money - lots of it.
So do thousands of protesters.
They defied a police ban in the capital Kuala Lumpur to demand the resignation of Najib Razak.
The prime minister denies stealing money pumped into a multi-billion dollar government investment fund by foreign investors.
The long-running corruption scandal has given rise to a campaign to clean-up government.
The political reform campaign is called Bersih – the Malay word for clean.
Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad joining these protests is rather hypocritical given his time in office. He jailed his opponents and tightly controlled the media.
Anwar Ibrahim is a former assistant Prime Minister under Mahathir Mohamad who famously had a falling out with his mentor. Mr. Ibrahim has been tried and convicted over several trials of sodimy even though there was clear evidence showing just the opposite. Further Malayasia is a one party state controlled since independence by the United Malays National Organization.
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