Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the Hollywood film 'Hotel Rwanda', has had his prison sentence commuted
Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the Hollywood film “Hotel Rwanda” and had been sentenced to prison in Rwanda, has had his sentence commuted by the country’s President Paul Kagame after his request for clemency, officials in Rwanda said Friday. Rusesabagina was found guilty on terrorism-related charges in September 2021 and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. “Commutation of sentence does not extinguish the underlying conviction,” said government spokeswoman Yolande Makolo on Friday.
Rusesabagina was arrested by Rwandan authorities while he was traveling internationally in 2020 in what his family has claimed was a kidnapping. “We are pleased to hear the news about Paul’s release. The family is hopeful to reunite with him soon,” a spokesperson for Rusesabagina’s family told CNN. At his trial in 2021, Rusesabagina was found guilty of being part of a terror group called MRCD-FLN.
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