Paul Rusesabagina, a man portrayed in the film 'Hotel Rwanda' as a life-saving hero during the 1994 Rwanda genocide that left more than 800,000 people dead mostly from the Tutsi ethnic group has been convicted of terror charges by a court in Rwanda.
Rusesabagina 66, was found guilty of nine terror-related charges.
"The court also finds that they were in this group very aware that they were committing terror acts, they wanted the terror acts committed and this is evidenced by the work that they committed while in that political party. They formed FLN which is an illegal armed group, which attacked Rwanda in 2018 and 2019 and even after that they bragged about it in different announcements and videos," the judge said in his ruling on Monday.
He was arrested in August 2020 and faces nine charges including funding terrorism, murder as an act of terrorism, and the formation of an armed group.
Rusesabagina prominence shot for saving hundreds of Rwandans during the genocide period by sheltering them in an hotel were he was the manager.
His story was made into a Hollywood film which won an Oscar Award.
Rusesabagina's family has protested his conviction arguing his right to a fair trial was violated
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