{"id":54,"date":"2025-08-05T18:31:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T18:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/burimunsi.xyz\/?p=54"},"modified":"2025-08-05T18:31:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T18:31:23","slug":"rwanda-military-prosecutor-investigates-rdf-officers-and-20-civilians-over-illegal-use-of-state-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/burimunsi.xyz\/?p=54","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda Military Prosecutor Investigates RDF Officers and 20 Civilians Over Illegal Use of State Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>Rwanda Defence Force (RDF)<\/strong> has confirmed that the <strong>Military Prosecution Office<\/strong> is pursuing criminal charges against <strong>two RDF officers and 20 civilians<\/strong> over alleged misuse of public funds. The announcement was made via an official statement released on <strong>Tuesday afternoon, August 5, 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Flight Tickets at the Center of the Scandal<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the RDF statement, the individuals are suspected of <strong>illegally purchasing flight tickets<\/strong> using funds from the <strong>Ministry of Defence account<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe RDF informs the public that the Military Prosecution is pursuing legal proceedings against two RDF officers and 20 civilians suspected of committing crimes in collaboration with those officers,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>They are being <strong>held in pre-trial detention<\/strong> and are suspected of two main offenses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Complicity in issuing or receiving unauthorized documents<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Complicity in the misuse of public property<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Civilian-Soldier Collaboration Triggers Military Court Jurisdiction<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The RDF emphasized that, in line with Rwandan law, <strong>civilians who commit crimes in collaboration with military personnel<\/strong> are prosecuted under <strong>military courts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Link to Recent Football Travel Scandal<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This development comes amid a broader investigation tied to the alleged <strong>misuse of funds for travel<\/strong> related to a football match involving <strong>APR FC<\/strong>, a team affiliated with the Rwandan military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two well-known sports journalists\u2014<strong>Rugaju Reagan<\/strong> and <strong>Ishimwe Ricard<\/strong>\u2014were <strong>arrested last week<\/strong> in connection with suspected fraud involving travel arrangements to <strong>Egypt<\/strong>, where APR FC played <strong>Pyramids FC<\/strong> in <strong>September 2024<\/strong> during the <strong>CAF Champions League<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>More High-Profile Names Involved<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Other individuals reportedly arrested include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Mugisha Frank<\/strong>, known as <em>Jangwani<\/em>, a prominent APR FC supporters\u2019 spokesperson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kalisa Georgine<\/strong>, the former <strong>finance officer<\/strong> for APR FC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) has confirmed that the Military Prosecution Office is pursuing criminal charges against two RDF officers and 20 civilians over alleged misuse of public funds. The announcement was made via an official statement released on Tuesday afternoon, August 5, 2025. 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