Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed as a hero in the film \u0022Hotel Rwanda\u0022 and jailed on terrorism charges, will be released on Saturday.
The former hotelier’s release may help to ease tensions with the U.S., which has repeatedly called on Rwanda to cease its support of the M23 armed group and to withdraw its troops from neighboring Congo. Rwanda denies any involvement in Congo.
Rusesabagina is expected to be released on Saturday alongside 19 others, whose sentences were likewise commuted by presidential order after requests for clemency, Rwanda’s government spokesperson Yolande Makolo told Reuters.Article content “Rwanda notes the constructive role of the US government in creating conditions for dialog on this issue, as well as the facilitation provided by the State of Qatar.”
“If any individual benefiting from early release repeats offenses of a similar nature, the commutation can be revoked and the remainder of the prison sentence will be served,” Rwanda’s justice ministry said.Rusesabagina, a vocal critic of Kagame, acknowledged having a leadership role in an opposition group, the Rwanda Movement for Democratic Change , but denied responsibility for attacks carried out on Rwanda by its armed wing, the Forces for National Liberation .
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