Rwanda FDA Boss Among 18 Officials Arrested Amid Crackdown On Illicit Alcohol
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Rwanda FDA Boss Among 18 Officials Arrested Amid Crackdown On Illicit Alcohol
The Director General of Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority, Emile Bienvenu, has been arrested alongside 17 officials over alleged offences related to production and distribution of illicit alcoholic beverages, Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) said.
RIB probe into substandard alcohol implicates food, standards officials - Rwanda Dispatch
An investigation into substandard alcoholic drinks has implicated officials from Rwanda’s food and drugs regulator, standards body and local government, with 18 people arrested as authorities widen a crackdown on products that fail to meet safety requirements. The suspects, presented to journalists on Thursday, include 10 employees of the Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (Rwanda […] The post RIB probe into substandard alcohol implicates food, sta…
Rwanda’s Reckoning with Toxic Alcohol: Accountability Reaches the Regulators
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Rwanda FDA boss among 18 officials arrested amid crackdown on illicit alcohol
The Director General of Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority, Emile Bienvenu, has been arrested alongside 17 officials over alleged offences related to production and distribution of illicit alcoholic beverages, Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) said. Ten of the 18 suspects are linked to Rwanda FDA while others include a division manager from Rwanda Standards Board (RSB) and executive secretaries from different cells and sectors. ALSO READ: Over 130 …
The Rwanda National Police Service (RIB) has arrested the Director General of the Rwanda Food and Drug Administration (Rwanda FDA), Prof. Emile Bienvenu. A presentation ceremony for the suspects was held at the headquarters of the Rwanda National Police Service (RIB) on Thursday. In addition to the Director General of the Rwanda FDA, Prof. Emile Bienvenu, nine other officials from the Rwanda FDA, three from the Rwanda Standards Board (RSB), and …
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