James Rudahigwa, 42, was arrested red-handed receiving the money from Francois Ugirumurera, whom he had promised to help reopen her bar located in Nyarugunga Sector.<\/p>\n
Ugirumurera’s bar was closed recently by local leaders due to poor hygiene.<\/p>\n
According to the Chief Inspector of Police (CIP) Marie-Gorrette Umutesi, the Police Spokesperson for Central region, Rudahigwa approached Ugirumurera and demanded Rwf30, 000 so as to help her reopen her bar.<\/p>\n
“Rudahigwa told Ugirumurera that he’s a driver at Nyarugunga Sector and a friend to the same local leaders who closed her bar. He demanded Rwf30, 000 so as to convince the officials to reopen her bar,” said CIP Umutesi.<\/p>\n
“Ugirumurera took the bold and legal decision to report it to the law enforcement and Rudahigwa was arrested redhanded receiving the money,” she explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe public should take legal decisions… abide by the laws instead of taking criminal shortcuts to which they will be arrested.”<\/p>\n
According to article 4 of the law on corruption, any person who solicits, accepts or receives, by any means, an illegal benefit for himself\/herself or another person or accepts a promise in order to render or omit a service under his or her mandate or uses his or her position to render or omit a service, commits an offense. <\/p>\n
Upon conviction, the offender is liable to imprisonment for a term of more than five years but not more than seven years with a fine of three to five times the value of the illegal benefit solicited received.<\/p>\n
Penalties provided under this Article also apply to a person who offers or promises to offer a benefit, by any means, an illegal benefit for him\/her or another person to have a service rendered or omitted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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