10,000 expected to join anti-corruption rally in Sabah as Haram launches national secretariat

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An estimated 10,000 participants are expected to join the anti-corruption movement organised by Suara Mahasiswa Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) on December 31.  Speaking at a press conference on Thursday (Dec 26), Malaysian People’s Advocacy Coalition (Haram) deputy chairman II, Muhammad Zaim Zulkifli Ariff, described the gathering as a platform for uniting efforts in the fight against corruption and championing a more transparent governance system.  At the press conference, Haram also announced the launch of a national secretariat to strengthen its anti-corruption initiatives, expanding its efforts beyond Sabah to encompass the entire country.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00So we, HARAM, or the Association of Advocacy of the People of Malaysia,

00:05by this, declare the formation of a special secretariat

00:09to investigate the movement against corruption in the national level,

00:14which will be named as the Secretariat to Purify Malaysia,

00:18where this secretariat has three demands,

00:22the first is to unite the student movement and the community,

00:28where we urge all student movements and communities,

00:32regardless of the layer,

00:34civil society to unite in the effort to fight corruption.

00:38The second is to mobilize the people,

00:43where we will do this mobilization in a large scale,

00:47which will be carried out to show the solidarity of the people

00:51in opposing this tyranny.

00:55And the third is to support the government,

00:59where we urge the government to take drastic steps

01:03to ensure that those involved in this corruption

01:07are punished without prejudice like what they promised

01:11before they became the government today.

01:14HARAM also urges all Malaysians to jointly support this movement,

01:18where corruption is a great threat to the future of the country,

01:23and we cannot stand still anymore.

01:25So why are we holding this media conference today?

01:28First, we want to show our solidarity,

01:31we fully support the student movement in Sabah,

01:35in the effort to convey the voice of the people,

01:38to fight the corruption issues in Sabah.

01:41And second, we see that this corruption issue

01:43is not just an issue that needs to be raised at the national level,

01:46this is a national issue.

01:48In the past, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim promised

01:51that we would catch these corrupt people,

01:55but what is happening today?

01:57Many have been released,

01:59released and released in this era,

02:02in this Madani era.

02:03So we see that this corruption issue is a national issue.

02:06So because of that,

02:08we think that there needs to be a secretariat

02:13that will be named the Secretariat of the Holy of Holies of Malaysia.

02:17We urge and invite all student movements throughout Malaysia,

02:22and also civil movements,

02:24to come together to ensure that our country is free

02:28from the empty promises,

02:31which in the past wanted to eradicate corruption,

02:33but now it's just an empty rhetoric.

02:35It's just gone.

02:36The movement to eradicate the corruption in Sabah,

02:41how does that come in?

02:46Who is the members here?

02:48What kind of members?

02:50For Gempur Rasuah Sabah.

02:52For Gempur Rasuah Sabah,

02:54because there will be a demonstration there on the 31st of the month,

02:57the majority of the movement are students from UMS,

03:00University of Malaysia Sabah.

03:01The movement is specifically for students in UMS.

03:04So they are the main members of the movement.

03:07We are here to show our support and solidarity,

03:09and we also help those in need.

03:11For example, if we can hand over the memorandum to the PMO,

03:14or if we can move any form of work or movement,

03:17that is what we will help.

03:19As best as we can.

03:20The changes that we want to make,

03:22specifically not only in the case of Musaman,

03:25recently we had a case about the corruption issue in Sabah,

03:28which involved several people in JRS, BN and so on.

03:32So what we want to fight for,

03:34is to show that this is a symbol,

03:36that if this issue happens,

03:38don't assume that no one will react.

03:40Because most of the issues now,

03:42when corruption issues occur in the government,

03:45not many parties want to speak up.

03:47With the assumption that we have a government of hope,

03:49that can guarantee our position to fight corruption.

03:52However, there are many issues,

03:54when, as my friend said, it happens,

03:56there are also many issues that still,

03:58the corruption issue happens.

03:59So what we try to do,

04:01the changes that we want to bring to all of you,

04:03is that we are brave enough to demand change,

04:06and we will fight to the point,

04:08where the government is afraid to proceed,

04:11with any issue that involves corruption like this.

04:13We will become the check and balance,

04:16since the backbenchers from the government,

04:18don't have much responsibility to support the government.

04:21I call on the Sabah people,

04:23students and people in Malaysia,

04:26to fully support the movement,

04:28that opposes corruption,

04:30that causes harm to the people.

04:33And we understand,

04:35from our friends in Sabah,

04:37that the number of people who will protest,

04:39against the Sabah corruption,

04:41is up to 10,000 for now.

04:43Oppose corruption!

04:45Oppose corruption!

04:46Oppose!

04:47Oppose!

04:48Oppose!

04:49Oppose corruption!

04:50Oppose corruption!

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