The rally was among the first few protests held to directly pressure the Prime Minister of Malaysia to resign for the implication in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal.
According to the spokesperson for the group Adam Adli, the rally was an attempt to "save the country and free the people from continued economic, political and social uncertainty".
Human rights lawyer Michelle Yesudas has stated that Syukri was "nabbed suddenly" as the Demi Malaysia group was meeting with police about the Tangkap Najib rally scheduled on the subsequent day.
[3] Student activist leader Adam Adli, acting as spokesperson for the organizing committee Demi Malaysia claimed that the warning issued by Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar was merely "a tactic to discourage any show of dissent towards Prime Minister Najib Razak", and insisted that the demonstration's organisers were prepared to cooperate with the police if needed.
Source: http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/08/01/state-assemblyman-arrested-at-tangkapnajib-rally By 3pm, 20 or so youths were arrested and immediately taken to Kuala Lumpur Contingent Police Headquarters, according to Lawyers for Liberty executive director Eric Paulsen, who was present.