The wife had been taken into custody after she was found in possession of 597 rolls of cannabis.
“The husband of this woman called the officer at Byumba Police station, where the wife is detained, requesting to meet,” Chief Inspector of Police (CIP) Alex Rugigana, the Police spokesperson for the Northern region, said.
“He instead sent a colleague with Rwf250, 000 to give to the officer in question so as to release the wife. The man who was sent with the money was immediately taken into custody, and the prime suspect was also arrested.”
CIP Rugigana advised the general public to “do the right thing” not to engage into criminal activities. He added that offering bribes will only be another crime committed and answerable in courts of law.
More than 200 people have been arrested this year for attempting to give bribes to Police officers with over 1000 people having been arrested for the same crimes since 2015.
The law against corruption especially in article 4, provides for an imprisonment of between five and seven years upon conviction, and a fine of three to ten times the bribe offered or solicited.
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