Rallies demanding the government reveal who is ‘Malaysian Official 1’ will take place in Kota Kinabalu and Johor Bahru as well, in addition to Kuala Lumpur.

The rallies, to be held at the end of the month,  are aiming at gathering some 20,000 people.

#TangkapMO1 coalition spokesperson Anis Syafiqah Md Yusof said the purpose of the rallies is to call on the government to reveal the identity of Malaysian Official 1, and bring him to justice.

She said the rallies are also to urge the police and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to act independently in performing their duties.

“Apart from holding a rally in Kuala Lumpur on Aug 27, the #TangkapMO1 coalition has received commitments from fellow youths and student activists from Sabah who want to organise their own #TangkapMO1 rally in Kota Kinabalu at the same day and time.

“In addition to Sabah, fellow activists in Johor will also be holding a peaceful rally in Johor Bahru on Aug 13 as part of the run-up to the main rally on Aug 27,” she told a press conference in Kuala Lumpur today.

She said the rally in Kuala Lumpur would start at 2pm outside the Sogo shopping centre and the National Mosque, and then depart for Dataran Merdeka.

Prior to that however, a series of ceramah will be held to explain the 1MDB issue to the masses.

The talks would kick off in Johor and Kelantan on Aug 13, followed by Perak on Aug 20, and other places such as Penang, Pahang, and Kedah.

The student-led coalition will also be organising simultaneous flashmobs nationwide on Aug 19, which will be run by activists in peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak.

The coalition also urged members of the public to change their social media profile photos to the #TangkapMO1 campaign logo, which can be found on the group’s Facebook page.

Last month, the US Department of Justice had filed civil forfeiture suits seeking to seize over US$1.5 billion in assets supposedly linked to funds misappropriated from 1MDB.

It is supposedly a part of the US$3.5 billion misappropriated from 1MDB that had been laundered through the US financial system, and allegedly spent of luxury properties, artworks, a private jet, and to finance the making of the movie ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’.