The suspects arrested on Wednesday, July 7, are identified as Jean Pierre Niyoyita, 28 and Fred Ntambara, 48.<\/p>\n
The Police spokesperson for the Western region, Chief Inspector of Police (CIP) Bonaventure Twizere Karekezi said that the impersonators were defrauding traders through threats and intimidation.<\/p>\n
He added that they were demanding Rwf100, 000 from business people.<\/p>\n
“They were guising as members of security organs enforcing the government directives on preventing the spread of Covid-19, and were threatening traders with arrests unless they give them money.<\/p>\n
By the time of arrest, they had already defrauded three people of Rwf50,000, who were operating bars in Bwishyura Village, Nyarusazi Cell, Bwishyura Sector,” said CIP Karekezi.<\/p>\n
The duo was also in the process of fleecing two other people of Rwf40, 000.<\/p>\n
The suspects were handed over to RIB at Bwishyura station for further investigation.<\/p>\n
Article 281 of law determining offences and penalties in general states that any person, who claims to be attached to a legally regulated profession, a certificate, an official diploma or any other entitlements granted by a competent authority to a person meeting requirements set by a competent authority, commits an offence.<\/p>\n
Upon conviction, he\/she is liable to an imprisonment for a term of not less than one (1) month and less than six (6) months and a fine of not less than Rwf500,000 and not more than Rwf1 million.<\/p>\n
In article 279, it partly states that any person who without tittle usurps public, civil or military functions or poses the acts of one these functions or falsely attributes to himself\/herself the quality of a public official… commits an offence.<\/p>\n
Upon conviction, the offender faces between two and three years in prison, and a fine of not more than Rwf300,000 but not more than Rwf500, 000.<\/p>\n
In article 174, any person who by deception, obtains another person’s property, whole or part of his\/her finance by use of false names or qualifications or who offers positive promises or who threatens of future misfortunes, commits an offence.<\/p>\n
Upon conviction, the offender is liable to imprisonment of not less than two years and not more than three years and a fine of between Rwf3 million and Rwf5 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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