US lawyers to monitor trial of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ film hero Rusesabagina

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

The American Bar Association says it intends to send representatives to monitor the trial of Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda hero Paul Rusesabagina in Kigali, as the court case continues to gain international attention.

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.