20091228
allafrica

Kigali — The Rwandan agent for the multi-level marketing company of world renowned health and beauty products, Forever Living Products, has been arrested for diverting $16,000.

The representative, Peruse Biryabarema, was detained for a week at Remera police station on charges of abuse of trust.

Biryabarema is accused by a number of the company's clients for diverting the money meant for bonuses of other partners.

Prosecution spokesman, Augustine Nkusi confirmed the arrest, saying that the charges against Biryabarema are based on abuse of trust and investigations have already been launched from the company's regional office in Nairobi, Kenya.

"We have agreed with her to report every week at the prosecution, as investigations continue," Nkusi said.

Sources at the Ombudsman Office told The New Times, that the suspect had also been summoned earlier to the office but denied all the charges against her.

Nkusi said that Biryabarema promised full cooperation in the investigations.