'Hotel Rwanda' Hero Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison
Umer Jamshaid Published September 20, 2021 | 11:03 PM
Paul Rusesabagina, the "Hotel Rwanda" hero turned government critic, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Monday after being convicted of terrorism in a trial that supporters say was politically motivated
Kigali, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Sep, 2021 ) :Paul Rusesabagina, the "Hotel Rwanda" hero turned government critic, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Monday after being convicted of terrorism in a trial that supporters say was politically motivated.
Prosecutors had demanded a punishment amounting to life in prison but Justice Beatrice Mukamurenzi said Rusesabagina's sentence "should be reduced to 25 years" as it was his first conviction. He was convicted of founding a rebel group accused of carrying out deadly attacks in Rwanda in 2018 and 2019.
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