Rwanda: I Am Not Rwandan, Try Me As a Belgian - Rusesabagina

20 October 2020

Hotel Rwanda film 'hero' Paul Rusesabagina is insisting he is no longer a Rwandan citizen and should be tried as a Belgian, in the hope that this line of defence will win him court time outside the jurisdiction of the government in Kigali.

Rusesabagina appeared at the Kicukiro Primary Court on Tuesday after prosecutors appealed that he be remanded for another 30 days, four days after the previous order for his remand expired.

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