Nyarugenge Intermediate Courtroom on Thursday, September 17, postponed the listening to of an attraction filed by FERWAFA president Fabrice Shema in opposition to his 30-day remand order.
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The attraction was postponed on the request of Shema’s defence workforce to permit it to finalise an settlement being negotiated with the prosecution.
Christophe Niyomugabo, Shema’s lawyer, requested the courtroom to postpone the listening to, saying the 2 sides have been engaged on the agreements.
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Prosecution stated there have been agreements between the prosecution and defence, however some processes nonetheless wanted to be labored on.
The contents of the agreements weren’t disclosed in courtroom.
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The choose postponed the case to September 23, when the attraction will resume.
Dispute over fee
The fees stem from a enterprise transaction between Africa Medical Provider, an organization represented by Shema, and ABZL Worldwide Basic Buying and selling LLC, an organization primarily based within the United Arab Emirates.
Based on the prosecution, the 2 firms entered into agreements in January 2024, valued at roughly €1.9 million. Africa Medical Provider was anticipated to make the required funds inside 60 days.
In an earlier listening to, prosecutors advised the courtroom that the agreements weren’t fulfilled, leading to a fee dispute and the next issuance of two cheques.
The cheques have been drawn on an I&M Checking account belonging to Africa Medical Provider. Prosecutors stated the financial institution knowledgeable investigators that the account held barely greater than $1,000 when inquiries have been made.
Below the regulation, knowingly issuing a bouncing cheque constitutes an offence. An individual convicted of issuing a bouncing cheque faces between two and 5 years in jail and a high-quality starting from 5 to 10 occasions the quantity said on the cheque.
Shema denied the allegations and stated Africa Medical Provider had maintained a enterprise relationship with ABZL, making substantial funds to the corporate.
He advised the courtroom that his firm paid $400,000 in Might 2024 by means of First Abu Dhabi Financial institution, in accordance with their settlement.
He stated a second fee of $400,000 was made in December 2024 however was not obtained as a result of the account offered by ABZL had developed an issue.
Based on Shema, the settlement required ABZL to offer another checking account if the unique account couldn’t obtain the fee.
“We requested them to amend the settlement and provides us one other account. Whereas we have been discussing that, I gave them a cheque with no date,” he advised the courtroom.
