Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Wednesday alleged that President Mohammed Sahabuddin violated his oath by publicly disclosing important and sensitive state matters in a recent newspaper interview.
In the interview, published in a daily, the head of state discussed various issues concerning the period of the interim government and revealed a number of significant and sensitive topics. Jamaat claimed that by bringing such matters into the public domain, the President breached his constitutional oath and failed to safeguard entrusted state secrets.
The party said the disclosures have created various questions, controversies, and concerns among the people.
In a statement issued on Wednesday (Feb 25), Jamaat Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar expressed deep concern over the matter.
“The office of the President is the highest constitutional position in the country. Every statement and action of a person holding this office is extremely important for the nation and is related to the state oath and the policy of maintaining confidentiality,” Parwar said.
He alleged that President Sahabuddin, in his recent interview, violated his oath by publicly disclosing internal and confidential matters of the state and demonstrated failure in protecting entrusted state secrets.
“This has created various questions, controversies, and concerns in the minds of the people. I express deep concern over this incident of his interview,” he said.
Parwar further said that as President, his statements have given rise to new controversies and uncertainties before the nation, adding that on the question of the Constitution, the state oath, and constitutional continuity, he has placed the nation in confusion.
The statement also said maintaining transparency, accountability, and constitutional propriety in running the state is the duty of every responsible individual. In the current political context, it is extremely important for responsible persons to make restrained and measured statements.
To keep public confidence in state institutions intact, the President must speak with respect for the Constitution and the law and be more cautious in preserving the dignity and stability of the state, the statement added.
