World reaction to ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero’s prison sentence
Al Jazeera
Family, governments, and rights groups say Paul Rusesabagina did not receive a fair trial.
The former Rwandan hotelier Paul Rusesabagina, credited with saving hundreds of lives during the 1994 genocide, has been found guilty by a Rwandan court of being part of a group responsible for “terrorist” attacks and sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Rusesabagina, whose heroics during the genocide were portrayed in the 2004 film, Hotel Rwanda, boycotted the verdict on Monday after declaring he did not expect justice in a trial he called a “sham”.
This is how his family and the rest of the world reacted to the verdict:
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