How Qatar backing secured 'Hotel Rwanda hero' Rusesabagina's freedom

"Hotel Rwanda" hero Paul Rusesabagina (right).  He was released after seeking a presidential pardon in which he also ‘regretted’ supporting an armed group against the Rwandan government.

By  Aggrey Mutambo

Editor - Africa & International

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Rusesabagina was sentenced in September 2021 over his ties to the Rwanda Movement for Democratic Change (MRCD), whose armed wing, the Forces for National Liberation (FLN) had attacked Rwandan villages.

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