The conman who was arrested last month for allegedly forging President Paul Kagame’s signature will appear in court on August 19.

A source from Nyarugenge Court of High Instance said yesterday that Robert Munyantore will appear in court to answer the charges.

"On conviction, he could face five years or above,” the source, who is also lawyer said by phone.

Munyantore will appear in court with his two accomplices who were not easily identified. They are being detained at Kigali Central Prison.

Munyantore believed to be in his early 30s, was arrested in Kigali carrying documents bearing the signature of the President that he tried to use in soliciting for a job in a government institution.

Augustin Nkusi, a spokesperson of the National Public Prosecution Authority could not reveal details concerning the case like which institution the suspect was targeting for a job.

"He went somewhere to look for a job. He was saying that the President had recommended him for the job and this was untrue,” Nkusi told The NewTimes in an earlier interview.

Prosecution spokesman said that the suspect finished his primary school in 1994 in Kicukiro.

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