"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
Rwanda’s public prosecution has appealed against the High Court’s judgment that jailed Paul Rusesabagina, the “Hotel Rwanda” hero, for 25 years.
Rusesabagina and 19 co-accused were convicted and sentenced on September 20 of terrorism and involvement in a rebel group blamed for deadly gun, grenade and arson attacks in Rwanda in 2018 and 2019. At least nine people were killed during the attacks, while others were left injured and property looted or destroyed.
