'Hotel Rwanda' hero Paul Rusesabagina found guilty on terror charges
In this file photo taken on September 14, 2020 "Hotel Rwanda" hero Paul Rusesabagina (R) is handcuffed by a police officer after his pre-trial court session at the Kicukiro Primary court in Kigali, Rwanda. AFP
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Rusesabagina, who used his fame to denounce Rwandan leader Paul Kagame as a dictator, was arrested in August 2020 when a plane he believed was bound for Burundi landed instead in the Rwandan capital Kigali.
His family, who have campaigned globally for his release, say Rusesabagina is a political prisoner and accuse the Rwandan authorities of torturing him in custody.
