An outspoken critic of the Rwandan government has arrived in the US after being freed from prison in Kigali. In 2021, Paul Rusesabagina was sentenced to 25 years on terrorism charges, in what supporters called a sham trial.
Paul Rusesabagina, an outspoken critic of the Rwandan government, has arrived in the US after being freed from prison in Kigali, the White House says.
His release earlier this week followed US government diplomatic pressure and talks brokered by Qatar.about her father's arrival in San Antonio, Texas, along with a photo of him looking tired, but smiling.White House National security adviser Jake Sullivan said Mr Rusesabagina's family and friends "had long waited for this day to come".
In recent years, he had become a fierce critic of Rwanda's President Paul Kagame and in a 2018 video message, Mr Rusesabagina called for a change of government.
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