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Hotel Rwanda hero on trial

Portrayed as a hero in Hotel Rwanda Paul Rusesabagina is now on trial facing terrorism charges. 大象传媒 Great Lakes has been following the story.

Paul Rusesabagina became internationally famous after the film Hotel Rwanda told the story of how he helped save over a thousand Tutsis during the 1994 genocide, sheltering them in the hotel where he worked. But many inside Rwanda dispute his heroic portrayal, and he's currently standing trial in Rwanda accused of terrorism offences. 大象传媒 Great Lakes journalist Prudent Nsengiyumva has been following the case.

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Image: Paul Rusesabagina at the Supreme Court in Kigali, Rwanda
Credit: Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP/Getty Images

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