Gashema was arrested Friday, October 7, at the Rwamagana based Automobile Inspection Center where he was trying to give the bribe so as to influence the officer to issue a mechanical inspection certificate for his vehicle.<\/p>\n
According to Superintendent of Police (SP) Hamdun Twizeyimana, the Police spokesperson for the Eastern region, Gashema’s vehicle, a commercial truck registration number RAC 651C, had mechanic faults, and wanted the Police officer to ignore them and issue a roadworthy certificate.<\/p>\n
“The truck had mechanical faults including loose breaks, leaking engine and issues in its gearbox. So, Gashema approached one of the officers with a bribe of Rwf70,000 to influence him to ignore the identified mechanic faults and issue the certificate. The officer reported to his superior and Gashema was arrested red-handed giving the bribe,” SP Twizeyimana.<\/p>\n
He was handed over to RIB at Kigabiro station for further investigations.<\/p>\n
Gashema also identified another person called Jean D\u2019Amour Nteziryayo, whom he alleged that he gave him the money to bribe the Police officer.<\/p>\n
Nteziryayo, Gashema said, was overseeing the operations of the truck.<\/p>\n
“When you take your automobile for mechanical inspection, it is a good opportunity to know its status and to prevent accidents, loss of lives and destruction of property resulting from such mechanical failures. It is a life-saving chance to know what to fix in your vehicle.<\/p>\n
Trying to offer a bribe will only lead to your arrest and imprisonment for such avoidable malpractice,” said SP Twizeyimana.<\/p>\n
Vehicle inspection is mandated by the Presidential Decree No. 85\/01 of September 2, 2002, to prevent accidents that arise out of mechanical faults.<\/p>\n
Article 4 of the law N\u00b0 54\/2018 of 13\/08\/2018 on fighting against corruption states that any person who offers, 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 offence. <\/p>\n
Upon conviction, he\/she is liable to imprisonment for a term of more than five years but not more than even years with a fine of three to five times the value of the illegal benefit offered, solicited or received.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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