{"id":24635,"date":"2016-04-16T02:46:26","date_gmt":"2016-04-16T02:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/two-arrested-in-driver-s-licence-tests\/"},"modified":"2016-04-16T02:46:17","modified_gmt":"2016-04-16T02:46:17","slug":"two-arrested-in-driver-s-licence-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/two-arrested-in-driver-s-licence-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"Two arrested in driver\u2019s licence tests malpractices"},"content":{"rendered":"

{Two men were on Thursday arrested in Kayonza District in connection with seating for driver\u2019s licence provisional test on behalf of the legible candidates.}<\/p>\n

Jean Bosco Hagumakubana, 36, and Yovinsi Kwizera 20, were arrested after the police examiners noticed a mismatch in the passport photos the duo had attached on the exam papers.<\/p>\n

The duo, who admitted to the offence, was on Friday paraded before the journalists in Kigali.<\/p>\n

Hagumaubana, who hails from Rulindo District but currently lives in Kigali, said that he was hired by a candidate he identified as Pascal Nkurunziza to do the tests for him, at an agreed fee of Rwf30, 000.<\/p>\n

It is the second time Hagumakubana had been arrested over the same offence.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Kwizera also admitted that he had been paid Rwf25, 000 by one Emmanuel Nzamurambaho, to seat the tests for him.<\/p>\n

Rwanda National Police (RNP) spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Celestin Twahirwa, said that the actions of the duo contravene articles 612 and 613 of the penal codes.<\/p>\n

Article 612 stipulates that any person, who fraudulently acquires a travel document, diploma, certificate, and transcript, driving licence, or any other document which is issued by competent authorities, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of five to seven years and a fine of Rwf300, 000 to Rwf3 million.<\/p>\n

Under article 613, a civil servant, who issues or causes others to issue a document to a person who is not entitled to it, faces an imprisonment of between five and ten years and a fine of Rwf500, 000 to Rwf2 million.<\/p>\n

ACP Twahirwa warned against such malpractices, which he said that they can contribute to road accidents since such people lack knowledge on road safety.<\/p>\n

He urged the public with intentions to undergo through such fraudulent means to acquire a driver\u2019s licence, adding that measure have been put in place to identify and apprehend such individuals.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is both a crime to those who go through such fraudulent channels to obtain a licence, and those who offer such services unlawfully,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is also an issue of losing money either after failing to acquire a licence or being given a forged one,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

ACP Twahirwa also warned against tendencies of some people, who attempt to bribe police officers to fraudulently acquire a licence, adding that both parties face legal actions, once they are caught.<\/p>\n

\u201cPolice is on high alert on the issue of corruption,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

About 350 people were arrested since 2014 either trying to bribe police officers or holding fake traffic-related documents.<\/p>\n

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