NYARUGENGE - A man believed to be in his early 30s has been jailed for forging the signature of President Paul Kagame, The NewTimes has reliably learnt. A source from Nyarugenge Court of Higher Instance said the man, Robert Munyantore was arrested on June 5, in Kigali. The suspect was nabbed 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 Prosecution General confirmed arrest of Munyatore in a telephone interview with The New Times. However Nkusi could not reveal details concerning the case like which institution the suspect was targeting for a job. He could not also disclose the kind of job the suspect was looking for. “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 said. “This is all I can say for now,” he added. Nkusi said more details will come out when the suspect is paraded in the courts of law. The date of hearing this case is not yet known but a source at the Nyarugenge court of Higher instance said it would be ‘soon.’ The suspect if convicted could face between 5- 10 years in prison. Commenting on the matter, Tharcisse Karugarama Minsiter of Justice said people who forge documents are punished by laws spelt out within the penal Code. “The laws punishing those who forge documents are severe. It is not only the president but anybody who forges papers can be punished,” Karugarama said by phone yesterday. Prosecution spokesman said that the suspect finished his primary school in 1994 in Kicukiro. Details of his level of education were not immediately know by press time. Ends
