Police post of Kicukiro District has held 14 suspects from different Districts in connection to bribing traffic police officials.
Traffic Police around the country had previously intensified its control on vehicles which tempted the suspects to bribe them resulting to their arrest.
“The suspects were all arrested driving vehicles either without permits, or with no proper vehicle documentation or driving cars not in proper conditions.
when they were stopped, the suspects tried to bribe the traffic police officers but instead arrested them,” Police spokesman Theos Badege said in an interview at Police Post.
Some of the suspects admit to the crime like Yohani Minani from Ruhango District, Kabagali sector who was arrested trying to give Rwf 2000 after the police questioned the old nature of his tiers.
“I admit to the crime and I am sorry” Minani told igihe.com in a shy voice.
Faustine Ndagijimana from Rubavu District, Gisenyi sector was apprehended by the police after folding Rwf 2000 in the yellow card which the police officers had requested for.
“Police will not at any single moment tolerate corruption. We are committed to cracking down such elements in the country. The law shall apply to whoever gives bribe to whoever receives and keeps quite because they are retarding our national development.” Badege stressed.
Badege warned the public against bribe on accounts that doesn’t only diminish ones reputation but also affects their families once they are jailed.
If convicted the suspects will face a 2-5years in jail according to article 14 No 23/2003 of 07/08/2003.
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