'Hotel Rwanda' film hero Paul Rusesabagina denied bail

Hotel Rwanda film hero Paul Rusesabagina in a Kigali court with his lawyers on September 14, 2020. PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA | NMG

A court in Kigali has denied Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda hero Paul Rusesabagina bail and ordered him remanded for 30 days pending trial.

Mr Rusesabagina, whose heroic acts during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsis were depicted in the Oscar-nominated movie, was on Monday charged with 13 crimes relating to terrorism, arson, kidnap, and recruitment of child soldiers.