Hotel Rwanda hero Paul Rusesabagina convicted on terror charges
The case has had a high profile since Rusesabagina, 67, was arrested last year on arrival from Dubai after what he described as a kidnapping by Rwandan authorities.
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The case has had a high profile since Rusesabagina, 67, was arrested last year on arrival from Dubai after what he described as a kidnapping by Rwandan authorities.
The deportation on Saturday came just a day after a verdict was delayed in a high-profile trial of Rusesabagina, who the government accuses of supporting terrorism.
A Rwandan court will deliver next month its delayed verdict in the terrorism trial of Paul Rusesabagina, the “Hotel Rwanda” hero turned government critic, the judiciary announced on Friday.
The mild-mannered hero of “Hotel Rwanda” credited with saving hundreds of lives during the 1994 genocide, Paul Rusesabagina evolved into Kigali’s sharpest-tongued critic before being tried for terrorism.
Paul Rusesabagina, the polarising hero of the hit movie “Hotel Rwanda,” went on trial Wednesday on charges including terrorism that drew international calls for his release.
The family of a man who inspired a Hollywood film about the 1994 genocide say he is being “dictated to by Rwandan authorities” on what to say while in custody.
Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood movie about Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, has faced 12 charges including “terrorism” in a case shining a spotlight on opposition to President Paul Kagame.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame said Sunday that the polarising hero of the “Hotel Rwanda” film had returned home of his own accord, where he was arrested, denying his family’s claims he was kidnapped abroad.
The shadowy arrest of Paul Rusesabagina on terrorism charges has thrust the polarising “Hotel Rwanda” hero back into the spotlight and underscored what analysts say are the lengths Kigali will go to silence its critics.
America’s top diplomat for Africa has urged a fair trial for “Hotel Rwanda” hero Paul Rusesabagina, as concern mounts over the mysterious circumstances of his arrest and return to his home country.