Court quashes ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero quest to move trial to Belgium
'Hotel Rwanda' hero Paul Rusesabagina (left) with his lawyer and co-accused in a courtroom in Kigali, Rwanda, on February 26, 2021. PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA| NMG
A three-judge panel has ruled that Paul Rusesabagina's trial will be held in Rwanda, quashing his request for the case to be moved to Belgium where he is a citizen.
"Both Rwandan and Belgian courts have the jurisdiction to try Paul Rusesabagina, and that there is no justification for his trial to be moved and conducted by Belgium as he had requested," the court ruled on Friday.
