Everybody should have their day in court

Editor,I was impressed when I read in yesterday’s issue of  The New Times that a Member of Parliament, Alexandre Ashinzwuwera, was arrested for allegedly assaulting his 12 year old brother and seriously injuring him. Whereas I am not surprised that the law caught up with this MP (I have known and seen for a fact that in Rwanda, the law catches up with anyone regardless of their rank or religion), I was disturbed by the fact that the offender this time round is an MP (a lawmaker) who should have known better.

Friday, February 18, 2011
Arrested MP Alexandre Ashinzwuwera (File photo)

Editor,

I was impressed when I read in yesterday’s issue of  The New Times that a Member of Parliament, Alexandre Ashinzwuwera, was arrested for allegedly assaulting his 12 year old brother and seriously injuring him.

Whereas I am not surprised that the law caught up with this MP (I have known and seen for a fact that in Rwanda, the law catches up with anyone regardless of their rank or religion), I was disturbed by the fact that the offender this time round is an MP (a lawmaker) who should have known better.

Well, everything happens for a reason and may be this was another reminder that Rwanda does not tolerate any crime by ANYONE- whether committed against a child, woman, stranger, poor person or foreigner. Other countries should take a leaf from Kigali.

Long live the Nation that Rwanda is.

Roy Rushy
rushy.roy87@gmail.com