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In 2004, the Hollywood movie “Hotel Rwanda” took the world by storm and the story of hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina (66) became world famous.
The film is inspired by Rusesabagina’s efforts to rescue both Hutu and Tutsi refugees during the genocide in Rwanda in 1994. He did so, among other things, by hiding them in the hotel he ran, Hôtel des Mille Collines, in Kigali.
According to CNN, the 66-year-old received several awards for his efforts in 1994. He has now been arrested.
Arrest for genocide in Rwanda after 26 years on the loose
Terroranklager
In a Twitter message, the Rwanda Bureau of Investigation claims that an international collaboration has led to Rusesabagina’s arrest.
It is not clear which country or countries have participated in international cooperation.
According to the agency, the 66-year-old is suspected of being a “founder, leader, sponsor and member” of terrorist groups operating in the region. He is now in police custody in Kigali.
3. He has been the subject of an international arrest warrant, he wanted to respond to charges of serious crimes including terrorism, arson, kidnapping and murder, perpetrated against innocent and unarmed Rwandan civilians on Rwandan territory …
– Rwanda Bureau of Investigation (@RIB_Rw) August 31, 2020
President critic
Rusesabagina is openly critical of Rwandan President Paul Kagame and the country’s government. Both he and his supporters have long claimed that he has been a target for the president because of this. After being subjected to an assassination attempt in 1996, Rusesabagina has not lived in Rwanda, writes CNN.
Paul Kagame was the former leader of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), which ended the genocide, which took place from April to July 1994. Between 800,000 and a million Tutsis and moderate Hutus were massacred in a genocide carried out by the army. and the Interahamwe and Impuzamugambi Hutum militias in Rwanda.
Since then, Kagame has been the country’s president, writes the Washington Post. Among other things, his government has been criticized for denying the genocide.
Rwanda has a population of 12 million. The Hutus make up 85 percent of Rwanda’s population, while the Tutsis make up about 14 percent and two percent.
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