Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojahid yesterday said the government has resorted to illegal and unethical acts by publishing the statement of detained Ekram Hussain, who was taken by Rab forcibly after his arrest.

He alleged that Rab officials are trying to involve top Jamaat leaders, including its chief Matiur Rahman Nizami, Mojahid, Delawar Hossain Sayedee and Shibir President Rezaul Karim, in the recent killing at Rajshahi University by forcing Ekram to make the statement.

Recently, Rab arrested RU Shibir leader Ekram, also an accused in Chhatra League leader Faruk killing case, who confessed that top Jamaat leaders orchestrated the heinous killing.

Demanding release of all Shibir leaders and activists before March 26, Mojahid said Ekram was forced to make the confessional statement.

The Jamaat leader made the remarks at a press briefing at the party's central office in the city.

Asked about his conversation with Shibir president on February 8 night when Faruk was killed, the Jamaat leader said, "I was in sleep. That's why, no conversation was held between us [he and Shibir president]. I became informed of the incident the next morning that Shibir president called me on that night and later I called him back."

"No conversation was held between any Jamaat leader and RU Shibir leaders," he claimed.

According to the phone call lists collected by law enforcers, Mojahid talked to Shibir president and some other Jamaat leaders several times on that night.