Tribert RujugiroRwandan business tycoon, Tribert Rujugiro, has been barred from leaving London by British authorities on the basis of an arrest warrant issued by the South African Prosecution Service for alleged tax evasion.
Rujugiro has substantial business interests– especially in the Tobacco field– in South Africa and all sub-Saharan countries, Libya, UK and Dubai.
He was arrested by police on arrival at Heathrow Airport on October 13 but applied for bail which he received three days later.
Speaking to The New Times on phone Saturday from London, Rujugiro said that he was ordered not to leave the country until a UK magistrate’s court could rule on an extradition request from South Africa.
“The South Africans have requested for at least 45 days to put together their case, in the meantime, I cannot leave,” ha revealed.
He said that his woes with the South African Revenue Service (SARS) began in June 2005 over tax related issues. A case was brought against him but the prosecution kept postponing the case.
“They postponed the trial 10 times because they had a weak case. They were just buying time,” he claimed.
“In June 2008, in order to have some peace of mind, I instructed my lawyer to negotiate an out-of-court-settlement. It concluded that I pay a certain amount,” Rujugiro explained.[more]http://www.newtimes.co.rw/index.php?issue=13688&article=2144
Rujugiro has substantial business interests– especially in the Tobacco field– in South Africa and all sub-Saharan countries, Libya, UK and Dubai.
He was arrested by police on arrival at Heathrow Airport on October 13 but applied for bail which he received three days later.
Speaking to The New Times on phone Saturday from London, Rujugiro said that he was ordered not to leave the country until a UK magistrate’s court could rule on an extradition request from South Africa.
“The South Africans have requested for at least 45 days to put together their case, in the meantime, I cannot leave,” ha revealed.
He said that his woes with the South African Revenue Service (SARS) began in June 2005 over tax related issues. A case was brought against him but the prosecution kept postponing the case.
“They postponed the trial 10 times because they had a weak case. They were just buying time,” he claimed.
“In June 2008, in order to have some peace of mind, I instructed my lawyer to negotiate an out-of-court-settlement. It concluded that I pay a certain amount,” Rujugiro explained.[more]http://www.newtimes.co.rw/index.php?issue=13688&article=2144
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