APA – Kigali (Rwanda)- Nyarugenge primary court in Kigali city on Wednesday granted bail to three senior managers of Rwanda Cooperative Agency (RCA) including the former director general of the same government institution, who are being prosecuted over charges related to abuse of office.
The suspects are Prof. Jean Bosco Harelimana, former Director General of Rwanda Cooperative Agency (RCA) and two other staff of the same agency including staff in charge of Procurement and Logistics who are prosecuted over corruption-related charges and misappropriation of public funds.
According to court, the duo was granted bail because they had sureties.
According to the indictment presented by the prosecution, the defendant is facing several charges including mismanagement of public resources, illegal awarding of government tenders, influence peddling, nepotism and using intimidation in his position.
Prof. Harelimana along with two other former staff of Rwanda Cooperative Agency (RCA) faces several charges including corruption and misappropriation of public funds.
The top Rwandan official who was sacked in January this year was summoned last week by Rwanda’s parliament Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hearing but he failed to report.
Earlier this month, telephone conversation recordings intercepted by the Police were leaked to various social media groups believing it was Prof. Harelimana trying to negotiate a bribe from an unknown individual in order to win a tender from the same Government institution.
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