{The President of Supreme Court, Prof. Sam Rugege has said that Rwanda needs no particular court for corruption and economic crimes because such cases are not rampant in the country. }
Rugege has revealed this today in a press briefing preceding the launch of Judicial anti-corruption in which several activities including finalizing corruption court cases will be held across the country.
He was commenting on the recent appeal by Transparency International Rwanda and the Ombudsman Office before the parliamentary commission for political affairs and gender equality in establishing a particular court with specific focus on corruption and economic crimes.
“The corruption court is not yet necessary because such crimes affecting the national economy are not so many. Corruption in Rwanda is not like an epidemic as it is in other countries,” he said adding that available courts can handle the situation as it is today.
Information from the ministry indicates that 324 corruption-related court cases were resolved between February 2016 up to date and about 27 out of 51 will be finalized during the judicial anti-corruption week while 24 will be resolved later.
The Judicial Anti-Corruption Week will be concluded on 10th February 2017.
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