CHALLENGER – The youth speak up against Najib Razak

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There is still hope for all of us when the young ones have the thinking abilities far better than the current crop of ministers and politicians in this country..

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PRESS STATEMENT

CHALLENGER – Change Led by the Young Generation

Who does this group represent?Youth leaders from all walks of life. These are former and current elected Youth leaders, National Award Winners & Civil Society Leaders. Some are pro government, some are pro opposition, while some are undecided. However, we are united win sending a strong message of rejection towards the current administration.

We, The Youth Leaders of Malaysia,
have lost faith in Datuk Seri Najib and his allies, as their actions have jeopardised and will sacrifice the future of Malaysia.

Our love for Malaysia is unparalleled. It is therefore our duty to speak up against those who seek to wreck our beloved country apart. We, the generation that will inherit the leadership of this country, we have an obligation to save the future from the present.

We reject DS Najib and his allies for the following reason;

Gross mishandling of the 1MDB Crisis

This crisis transcends other cases of corruption as it involves a consistent assault upon Malaysia’s pillars of governance.

We have lost faith in the Najib Razak Administration’s ability to handle the 1MDB crisis in an independent and unbiased manner. The investigation on this crisis has been compromised due to external interference and intimidation. The MACC has had their officers arbitrarily transferred out during the course of the investigation. The former Attorney general unexpectedly replaced. The Bank Negara report ignored. The MACC recommendation sidelined. Top members of the Special branch removed or reassigned. Former members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) being promoted in the midst of the crisis.

The media has not been left out from this assault. The Edge, Sarawak Report, Medium and recently, The Malaysian Insider have all been suspended due to their critical reporting on 1MDB and the Prime Minister’s alleged corruption scandal.

We have also seen laws being abused in the name of “National Security”. The unjust application of the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act to detain Datuk Seri Khairuddin and Matthias Chang is reprehensible. We regret the arbitrary travel ban placed on YB Rafizi Ramli & YB Tony Pua. We also regret the intimidation tactics used against our youth activists like Fahmi Reza.

It is also disconcerting to see government officials being punished for speaking up on this issue. Tan Sri Muhyiddin, Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir, Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal and many more have been punished for speaking up. This signals a worrying trend to silence dissenters in an attempt to conceal the truth from coming out.

Our beloved country’s name has been smeared across the world due to this crisis. Hong Kong, Sweden, Singapore, The United Kingdom and The United States have all commenced investigation on this matter. This has also been covered by news giants like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BBC, Aljazeera and many more. The shame which it brings to our beloved country will take years to repair.

These continuous assaults will leave an everlasting wound to the future of Malaysia. The Future which the youth of today will inherit from the present.

We will no longer silence ourselves while our future is robbed from us.

(Spokesperson)
Syed Saddiq Bin Syed Abdul Rahman (Recipient of the National Perdana Belia Award & Youth Merdeka Award)

SIDANG MEDIA

Challenger – Gerakan Perubahan oleh Generasi Muda

Kami, Pemimpin-Pemimpin Anak Muda Malaysia, telah hilang kepercayaan terhadap Datuk Seri Najib dan sekutunya, kerana tindakan mereka telah menjejaskan dan akan mengorbankan masa depan Malaysia.

Kecintaan kami terhadap Malaysia sukar ditandingi. Oleh yang demikian, adalah menjadi tanggungjawab kami untuk bersuara terhadap mereka yang menghancurkan negara tercinta ini. Sebagai generasi yang akan mewarisi kepimpinan negara akan datang, adalah menjadi kewajipan kami untuk menyelamatkan masa depan dari sekarang. Kami menolak DS Najib dan sekutunya atas sebab musabab berikut;

Salah Tadbir Urus Yang Ketara Dalam Krisis 1MDB

Krisis ini melampaui kes-kes rasuah yang lain kerana ia melibatkan serangan yang konsisten terhadap rukun tadbir Malaysia.

Kami telah hilang keyakinan terhadap keupayaan pentadbiran Najib Razak untuk mengendali krisis 1MDB secara bebas dan tidak berat sebelah. Siasatan terhadap krisis ini telah terjejas akibat daripada gangguan luaran dan ugutan. Pegawai-pegawai SPRM umpamanya telah dipindahkan sewenang-wenangnya semasa siasatan dijalankan. Bekas Peguam Negara telah diganti secara tiba-tiba. Laporan Bank Negara turut tidak dipeduli. Syor daripada SPRM diketepikan. Pegawai Tertinggi Cawangan Khas disingkir dan dilantik semula. Bekas anggota Jawatankuasa Kira-Kira Wang Negara (PAC) tiba-tiba telah dilantik ke jawatan baharu di pertengahan siasatan krisis.

Media juga telah digantung dari serangan ini. The Edge. Sarawak Report, Medium dan terbaru, Malaysian Insider telah digantung kerana laporan yang begitu kritikal terhadap 1MDB dan tuduhan skandal rasuah terhadap Perdana Menteri.

Kami juga telah melihat undang-undang telah disalahguna atas nama “Keselamatan Negara”. Ketidakadilan permohonan Akta Kesalahan Keselamatan (Langkah-Langkah Khas) yang menahan Datuk Seri Khairuddin dan Matthias Chang adalah satu tindakan yang amat tercela sekali.

Kami juga tidak bersetuju dengan sekatan meninggalkan negara ke atas YB Rafidzi Ramli dan YB Tony Pua yang tidak berasas. Kami juga menentang taktik ugutan yang digunakan terhadap aktivis muda seperti Fahmi Reza.

Turut membimbangkan apabila pegawai-pegawai kerajaan dihukum kerana menyuarakan pendapat mereka berkenaan isu ini. Tan Sri Muhyiddin, Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir, Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal dan ramai lagi telah dihukum kerana bersuara lantang. Budaya menutup mulut ahli-ahli yang berlainan pendapat untuk menutup kebenaran merupakan satu trend yang membimbangkan.

Nama baik negara kita telah tercemar di seantero dunia berikutan krisis ini. Hong Kong, Sweden, Singapore, United Kingdom dan United States juga telah menjalankan siasatan ke atas kes ini. Krisis ini juga mendapat perhatian media-media luar seperti The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BBC, Aljazeera dan banyak lagi. Maruah Malaysia yang tercalar ini akan mengambil masa bertahun-tahun untuk dipulihkan.

Serangan berterusan ini akan meningglkan kesan pada masa depan Malaysia. Masa depan yang akan diwarisi oleh golongan muda zaman kini.
Kami tidak lagi ingin berdiam diri apabila masa depan kami diragut.

Speaker
Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman

Disokong oleh,
Endorsed by-
1. Syed saddiq Syed abdul rahman(Recipient of the Anugerah Perdana Belia Negara, The Youth Merdeka Award & a three-time Best Debater of Asia)

2. Abdul Hannaan Khairy (YDP MPP UTHM 2014/2015)

3.Abdul Naem Suhaimi (YDP MPP UMP 2012/2013)

4. Qamarudin Mohd Fauzi (SUA MPP UMP 2014/15)

5. Muhammad Zulhelmi Muktar (YDP MPP UMT 2014/15)

6. Muhamad Zulfiqar Bin Mustapa (YDP MPP UPNM 2013/2014)

7.Muhammad Khairudden Bin Sulaiman (YDP MPP UniMAP 2012/2013)

8. Affendy Mohd Saleh (YDP MPP 2013/14)

9. Muhammad Nas Akmal Merican Bin Md Zainuddin (YDP MPP UniKL BMI 2013/2014)

10. Mohd Fahim bin Mohd Farid (Wakil MPP Politeknik Majlis Perwakilan Pelajar Kebangsaan 2013/2014)

11. Muhammad Farouq Bin Abdul Patah (PRESIDENT, Student Representative Council 2014/2015
SEGi University)

12. Fadhli Umar (Law Society President, IIUM 2014/2015)

13. James Chai (Co-Founder & President of Malaysian Progressives in the UK (MPUK))

14. Mukhzani Alia (Co-Founder & Deputy President of MPUK)

15. Ameera Natasha Moore (Chair of Asian BP Council & Recipient of The Youth Merdeka Award)

16. Muhammad Bin Ahmad Zahid (Recipient of The National ‘Tokoh Maulidul Rasul’ Award)

17. Hafidzi Razali (Advisor, Youth Advisory Council, World Federations of UN Associations)

18. Amshar Aziz ( Former VP of Australasia Debate Council)

19. Mohd Ridhwan Bin Haji Othman (President of Persatuan Pemuda Puteri Malaya Bersatu-PERIMAU)

20. Ishvinder Singh A/L Manmohan Singh (Perdana Fellow)

21. Norsyamimie A Rahman (Co-Founder and media manager of KMU Malaysia)

22. Ahmad Mustaqim bin Amiruddin (PT Foundation Advocate)

23. Numan Afifi (DAP SY Subang Publicity Secretary/ Naib Juara Sejarawan Muda RTM)

24. Ahmad Salami Zakuan (Aktivis Mahasiswa/Freelance Writer)

25. Azzan Aznan Bin Abdul Rahim (Student Activist)

(picture not from the press statement)

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