'Hotel Rwanda' hero sentenced to 25 years on terror charges
"Hotel Rwanda" hero Paul Rusesabagina (in the pink inmate's uniform) at the Nyarugenge Court of Justice in Kigali, Rwanda, on September 25, 2020. PHOTO | AFP
Paul Rusesabagina, the "Hotel Rwanda" hero who became a fiercely outspoken government critic, was sentenced on Monday to 25 years in prison on terrorism charges after what his supporters labelled a politically motivated show trial.
He was convicted by a high court in Kigali of involvement in a rebel group blamed for deadly gun, grenade and arson attacks in Rwanda in 2018 and 2019.
