. He
further
states
Thousand
Six
that
although
Hundred
the ATRACO
Rwandan
francs
agent
(RVWF
received
1600)
the
payment
One
for the
membership dues, the agent informed the officials in the town of Gitarama
(Muhanga) that the Applicant had not paid any money.
. According to the Applicant, on 7 January 2008, the ATRACO
in Gitarama
ordered
the coordinator of the southern
representative
region,
"Mongoose
Alexis", to confiscate his minibus. The minibus was subsequently severely
damaged by heavy rains and mud.
. The Applicant alleges that on 8 January 2008, ATRACO
the
movement
of his four
(4)
public transport
decided to prohibit
vehicles
of Registration
Numbers RAA147H, RAA660R, RAA016Z and RAB762A.
. On 18 January 2008, the Applicant filed an application before the Court of
First Instance, "Banyarengigi", to seek compensation from ATRACO.
. The
Applicant
alleges
that
on
14
February
2008,
after
ATRACO
was
informed that it was the subject of a complaint he had filed; it served letter
No.
1996/SA/ATRACO-02/2008
on
the
former
driver
of the
minibus,
informing him of his deregistration on 7 January 2008 for non-payment of
what was described as a tax and for having parked the minibus.
therefore,
He was
required to take the vehicle back without compensation,
failing
which the vehicle would be transferred to the nearest police station.
. By a letter dated
19 February
2008,
the driver responded
to the above
mentioned letter, stating that the charge of non-payment of the tax had not
been
established,
as
he
had
receipts
showing
that
he
had
paid
one
thousand six hundred Rwandan francs (RWF 1,600). With regard to parking
the vehicle, the driver responded
that he was not responsible for the fact
that the vehicle had been impounded.