Jean Claude Nshimimana was arrested on Monday in Nyagatare after he attempted to bribe a police officer to release his impounded motorcycle.
Nshimimana abandoned the motorcycle recently after he was intercepted transporting illicit drugs. The motorcycle was impounded to Musheri station.
“Nshimimana later called the officer requesting to meet. On June 18, Nshimimana went to the station to meet the officer and tried to bribe him with Rwf25000, he was arrested in the act,” Chief Inspector of Police (CIP) Theobard Kanamugire, the Police spokesperson for the Eastern Province, said.
The spokesperson warned against such criminal attempts. “Offering or soliciting bribes, or any sort of corruption will not be tolerated, whoever tries it will be arrested to face justice.”
Meanwhile, another motorcyclist identified as Eric Ishimwe was also arrested in Ngororero District for attempting to bribe a traffic officer. Ishimwe had been found without a driver’s license and other traffic related documents and attempted to give the bribe to escape legal penalties.
Article 641 of the Penal Code stipulates that any person who directly or indirectly offers a gift in order to get an illegal service or refrain from carrying out their duties, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of between five and seven years or a fine of twice to 10 times the value of what they had offered in bribes, or both.
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