TIB clarifies Muzaffer comment
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) yesterday said its chairman's comment on December 31 about the chief of the winning party in national polls was his personal opinion, not the TIB's stance.
In a seminar titled "Curbing Corruption and Good Governance in future Bangladesh", Prof Muzaffer Ahmad said, "The chief of the winning party, now on parole, should not swear in as the prime minister until the pending cases filed against her are disposed of."
"The comment he [Muzaffer] made in the seminar is his own opinion; it is not TIB's stance," said a TIB's press release yesterday.
It said there is no connection between the comment of its chairman Prof Muzaffer and the organisation.
TIB Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman said, "The people who participated in the elections maintaining proper process and were elected as peoples' representatives are fully eligible to be sworn in as the members of the parliament as per the constitution and laws concerned."
"Cases of corruption or breaching law would be disposed of as per proper legal and judicial process if they have any case or allegation against them," he said in the press release.
TIB expects that the corruption allegations and other related issues would be settled through neutral judicial process, he said, adding that none can be regarded as guilty until being proved in proper judicial system.
At the same time it is not rational to deprive someone of constitutional rights on the basis of mere allegation or case, he said in the press release.
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