Court adjourns appeal hearing in ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero case
Paul Rusesabagina in Rwanda on August 31, 2020. A Kigali court on January 17, 2022 adjourned the hearing of an appeal in his case, after concerns were raised over his absence from the proceedings. PHOTO | POOL
A court in Kigali has adjourned the hearing of an appeal in ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Paul Rusesabagina’s case, after concerns were raised over his absence from the proceedings.
Lawyers of his co-accused raised concerns as to whether Mr Rusesabagina, who was neither present nor represented at the Monday hearing, was duly summoned as the prosecution demanded that the trial goes on in his absence on grounds that he declined to appear in court with no valid reason.
