The District Police Commander of Nyagatare, Chief Supt. Johnson Sesonga, confirmed that Bigirimana was arrested on Saturday after he tried to seduce the officer with Rwf72, 000 to have his impounded motorcycle released.
“Bigirimana’s motorcycle was impounded two months ago in Rwempasha Sector; it was at the time intercepted being used to traffic 16 cartons of Zebra Waragi,” Chief Supt. Sesonga said.
Zebra waragi is one of the different contrabands packed in plastic bags and banned in Rwanda.
“Bigirimana is also the same suspect, who was riding the impounded motorcycle at the time, but managed to flee after spotting police officers, abandoning the motorcycle,” he added.
The 45-year-old suspect, a resident in Kabirizi Village, Mbale Cell in Karangazi Sector, admitted to the two alleged crimes of trafficking contrabands and attempting to bribe the officer to release his motorcycle.
Meanwhile, Chief Supt. Sesonga warned that operations are continuous to arrest drug dealers.
“Attempting to bribe officers will be an added serious criminal offence,” he warned.
Bribery is defined under section D of article 633 of the penal code, as giving or agreeing to give a gift in cash or any other illegal benefit, for the provision of a service or an act in unlawful way, or to reward the provider of the service or act rendered by a recipient or an intermediary.
Penalties for anyone convicted of corruption range between two and seven years and a fine of up to ten times the value of illegal benefit demanded as stipulated under articles 634 to 651 of the Rwanda penal code.
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