Malaysia’s Najib-supporting ‘motorbike thugs’ descend on Mahathir’s office
Some 400 “red shirt” Mat Rempit (motor bike thugs), protest against Mahathir’s Save Malaysia movement
Malaysia’s former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad is a thorn that refuses to be dislodged from the side of premier Najib Razak.
Yesterday, some 400 “red shirt” Najib supporters and biker gang known by the Malay moniker Mat Rempit (motor bike thugs), descended on Mahathir’s office to protest against his Save Malaysia movement which calls for the prime minister to step down over corruption allegations and mismanagement of the country’s economy.
The protest drew a large police presence at the Perdana Leadership Foundation, an anti-war organisation based in Purtrajaya, Malaysia, which serves as Dr Mahathir’s office, according to the MalayMail online newspaper.
The red shirt “invasion” comes a week after Najib sacked Mahathir as an adviser to the state oil and gas giant Petronas.
Najib also said that “since ... Mahathir is no longer supporting the current government, he should no longer hold any position related to the government”.
The red shirts, led by the ruling Umno party division chief Jamal Yunos, accused Mahathir of being a traitor for teaming up with the ethnic Chinese-dominated opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP).
DAP is a signatory to the Save Malaysia movement.