{"id":50874,"date":"2023-08-22T14:44:12","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T14:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/ferwacy-boss-under-probe-as-rib-arrests-another-top-official"},"modified":"2023-08-22T14:59:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T14:59:26","slug":"ferwacy-boss-under-probe-as-rib-arrests-another-top-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/ferwacy-boss-under-probe-as-rib-arrests-another-top-official","title":{"rendered":"Ferwacy boss under probe as RIB arrests another top official"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b> Aurore Teta Ufitiwabo<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has said it has arrested Benoi\u0302t Munyankindi, the secretary-general of the Rwanda cycling governing body, Ferwacy, over favouritism and forgery.<\/p>\n<p>According to RIB Spokesperson Thierry Murangira, Munyankindi was apprehended on August 21 and is suspected to have engaged in making decisions based on favouritism, friendship acquaintances, or nepotism, as well as forgery, falsification, and use of forged documents.<\/p>\n<p>Murangira pointed out that Munyankindi was arrested following an investigation into his conduct, and that of Ferwacy president Abdallah Murenzi, who he confirmed is also under investigation but not in detention.<\/p>\n<p>Ferwacy president Abdallah Murenzi \u2018was aware and did not act\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Munyankindi is currently in detention at Kimihurura RIB station as his case file is being processed for submission to the National Public Prosecution Authority, Murangira said.<\/p>\n<p>Murangira said Murenzi is being investigated on suspicion of being an accomplice. \u201cThe president knew about it but took no action,\u201d Murangira added.<\/p>\n<p>Charges related to favouritism or nepotism could attract 5-7 years in jail and\/or a fine ranging between Rwf1 million and Rwf2 million. On the other hand, a conviction on forgery, falsification and use of forged documents could attract a jail term ranging from five to seven years, with a fine of up to Rwf5 million, or one of the two.<\/p>\n<p>Cycling is one of the most popular sports disciplines in Rwanda and the country is due to host the 2025 World Championships, in what is set to be a first on the African continent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\">Rwanda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aurore Teta Ufitiwabo Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has said it has arrested Benoi\u0302t Munyankindi, the secretary-general of the Rwanda cycling governing body, Ferwacy, over favouritism and forgery. According to RIB Spokesperson Thierry Murangira, Munyankindi was apprehended on August 21 and is suspected to have engaged in making decisions based on favouritism, friendship [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":50873,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,18],"tags":[760,763,758],"class_list":["post-50874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-rwanda","tag-rwanda"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ferwacy boss under probe as RIB arrests another top official - Rwanda<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has said it has arrested Benoi\u0302t Munyankindi, the secretary-general of the Rwanda cycl ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/ferwacy-boss-under-probe-as-rib-arrests-another-top-official\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ferwacy boss under probe as RIB arrests another top official\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has said it has arrested Benoi\u0302t Munyankindi, the secretary-general of the Rwanda cycl ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/ferwacy-boss-under-probe-as-rib-arrests-another-top-official\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Rwanda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-08-22T14:44:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-08-22T14:59:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2023\/08\/sm_1692703693.751604.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"515\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/ferwacy-boss-under-probe-as-rib-arrests-another-top-official#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/ferwacy-boss-under-probe-as-rib-arrests-another-top-official\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Ferwacy boss under probe as RIB arrests another top official\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-22T14:44:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-22T14:59:26+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/ferwacy-boss-under-probe-as-rib-arrests-another-top-official\"},\"wordCount\":271,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/ferwacy-boss-under-probe-as-rib-arrests-another-top-official#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2023\/08\/sm_1692703693.751604.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Rwanda\",\"Rwanda\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Sport\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/ferwacy-boss-under-probe-as-rib-arrests-another-top-official#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/ferwacy-boss-under-probe-as-rib-arrests-another-top-official\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/ferwacy-boss-under-probe-as-rib-arrests-another-top-official\",\"name\":\"Ferwacy boss under probe as RIB arrests another top official - 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