In the wee hours on Tuesday November 2, Mageragere maximum prison wardens quickly rushed city tycoon Alfred Nkubiri to the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK) after his health condition escalated to acute levels nearly dying in the poorly-equipped prison clinic.
An Internal Medicine Physician Admission Report at CHUK seen by Taarifa indicates that Nkubiri is in a dire health condition and needs special and immediate attention but may also not be taken back to prison until he recovers or dies from there.
Doctors say he is suffering from diabetes, hypertension, repeated release of watery stools, nausea, and frequent vomiting. The doctor testified in a medical report that Nkubiri has frequently been appearing in the hospital for three months, but his situation has now reached a worrying stage.
In the report, the doctor said that he is currently facing abnormal frequent bowel movements. He has diarrhea and is severely vomiting.
Nkubiri could speak earlier in the morning, but looked pale, weak, dehydrated, and needed urgent blood fusion. He has dramatically lost weight from about 130kgs to about 90kgs in 90 days.
On Friday morning, October 30, when he appeared before the court to hear a ruling on his temporary release, his condition deteriorated and was escorted out of the courtroom for medical attention. The judge ordered for a temporary break that lasted almost 40 minutes before Nkubiri was returned.
During the hearing, his defense team, comprised of three lawyers, pleaded with the judge that their client has been illegally detained for three months without trial and has not been allowed to access proper medical attention yet the prison keeps reporting his state of health condition as 'severe'.
The lawyer told the judge that Nkubiri has been subjected to below the recommended standard medical treatment which has worsened his situation. He is being treated under the Mittuelle de Sante category that only allows him limited access to medical treatment.
The rich man with all his wealth cannot be allowed a transfer to King Faisal to access better medical specialists and advanced treatment, even after pleading that he would take care of the bills.
The family offered an immovable property worth Rwf9 billion (four times bigger than the value of what he is allegedly supposed to pay the government and almost the same value of what government claims it lost to all suspects in the same case) as a bail guarantee for Nkubiri's release, but his appeal was repeatedly denied and the Friday hearing where he again pleaded for his release was adjourned to November 5.
Five more people presented themselves to stand as gurantors for his release, but court has not yet rule in his favour.
However, prosecution told court it fears he will evade justice and also tamper with investigation and exhibits despite his lawyers arguing that investigations were completed and exhibits subimmited to court pending susbstatantive hearing and that his detention is thus unlawful and unjust.
One of his family memebers spoke to Taarifa on Tuesday afternoon. 'Looks like he is coming to his last days on earth after being transferred to the hospital more than five times in two weeks now,' he said, emotionally.
'We are not fools, we are not naive and we are not illogical, we know this case is politically motivated and he is innocently being punished for being a good man of values and for frequently exposing corrupt government officials,' he added.
'We do not want to tamper with court processes, we believe in the rule of law, but the truth be told, he is being deliberately denied justice. I mean, look at him, will they prosecute a dead body?' he said before begging not to continue with the interview.
Meanwhile, Nkubiri is facing charges of alleged forgery together with several other investors in the supply of fertilizers in the country. They were arrested end of June 2020. Some suspects, however, such as Dieudonne Itegeri and Amon Nsengiyunva, who proved they were suffering severe illness were released, except for Nkubiri and old men Evariste Rukumba and Laurent Rugerinyange.
Until press time, Nkubiri was still undergoing emergency medical attention.
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