Reply To: Burundi Today

[Rwanda]

The purchase of mobile phones must be done in the shops or in houses well known who issue invoices, to avoid buy stolen phones”, said on Thursday at the abp, Mr. Emmanuel Misago, in charge of the communication and information to the agency of regulation and control of telecommunications (Arct). He did know that in order to fight against the theft of mobile phones, the arct made a meeting with the operators of mobile telephony and the police to agree on the system to fight against the theft and protect consumers and That the system and the process of finding of mobile phones stolen and to stop the thieves.
Mr. Misago has also indicated that the arct took the decision to align all the numbers already stolen phones on the web site of the arct (www arct.com. Bi), in the menu consumers and information. He said again that the one who stole a phone can directly contact the police, in order to have a requisition to expert to deliver to the arct for a under cover. By then, the victim of theft can occur in the operator of his mobile phone for the rest of the investigations. This system is also used for other crimes like the killings and the theft of other goods.
Has the question of the fears that are circulating on social networks, according to which the ministry in charge of the interior started to listen to the phone conversations, Mr. Misago Belieth and claims that this would be to cut off the internet, which is not an option in burundi. He also added that regulate the social networks to curb the mess in the communication would be a new platform which is not yet functional, if necessity there will be, the population will be informed.