Wearing a Bersih 5 T-shirt, former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has appeared in what looks to be a promotional campaign video for electoral reform coalition Bersih.

In the 1-minute-37-second video message, Mahathir makes a last-minute call for all Malaysians to join this Saturday’s Bersih 5 rally.

“Malaysia is now in distress. (Prime minister) Najib (Abdul Razak)’s administration has caused the country to incur billions of ringgit in debt, which cannot be paid by the government and state,” he says.