Rwanda said it had arrested Paul Rusesabagina – the man who was hailed a hero in a Hollywood movie about the country’s 1994 genocide – on terrorism charges, and paraded him in front of the media in handcuffs. He said Rusesabagina would face several charges including “terrorism, financing terrorism … arson, kidnap and murder.”The bureau said on Twitter he had been arrested “through international cooperation”, and had been the subject of an international arrest warrant, without going into further details. He has drawn criticism from some genocide survivors and Kagame who accused him of exploiting the genocide for commercial gain. In 2010, the prosecutor general told Reuters that authorities had evidence Rusesabagina had funded terrorist groups, though no charges were brought. Rusesabagina, whose father was Hutu but mother and wife were Tutsi, has denied exaggerating his role in rescuing Tutsis.

Source: Daily Nation August 31, 2020 14:26 UTC