PETALING JAYA: Red-shirt rally organiser Datuk Jamal Yunos (pic) will lead an assembly on Saturday afternoon in “defence of constitutional democracy”.

Organisers of the event have been sending out invitations for the “red-rally” protest on social media for a press conference and a gathering amid claims that former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and former Malaysian Bar president Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan were calling for the public to take to the streets to demand the resignation of Prime Minster Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

This follows after the US Justice Department filed civil suits in Washington on Wednesday seeking to seize US$1bil (RM4.02bil) worth of assets allegedly obtained using funds siphoned from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

When contacted, Jamal, who is also Sungai Besar Umno division chief, said on Friday that he expected “sufficient” turnout for the event, which is scheduled to start at 4pm in front of the Sogo shopping complex in Kuala Lumpur.

“We do not want to disturb public order,” he added.

Meanwhile, messages being circulated on social media on Friday had called for members of the public to gather at several locations around Kuala Lumpur to demand the resignation of the Prime Minister.

The police, however, cautioned that the rally might be falsely advertised in order to incite chaos among the public.