The Hotel Rwanda movie star, Paul Rusesabagina was sentenced to 25 years in prison
The court on Monday sentenced Paul Rusesabagina to 25 years in prison and Nsabimana Callixte Sankara to 20 years in prison, after convicting them of various crimes related to terrorism.
. Paul Rusesabagina sentenced to 25 years in prison
. Callixte Nsabimana, identified as Sankara, was sentenced to 20 years in prison
The verdict in the trial of Rusesabagina and his 19 colleagues, including Nsabimana Callxte Sankara and Nsengimana Herman, both former FLN spokespersons, was read out on Monday, September 20th.
The charges against him are related to acts of terrorism by the FLN coalition led by MRCD Rusesabagina, a senior member who worked on Rwandan soil at various times, between June 2018 and October 2019.
The group's attacks in Nyaruguru, Nyamagabe and Rusizi districts left nine people dead and five injured, while several civilians were burnt and looted.
The case, which had been pending for eight months, included residents seeking damages for the loss of Frw 90 million.
Paul Rusesabagina has been charged with felony criminal mischief for creating an armed group, being a member of a terrorist organization, sponsoring terrorism, murder as an act of terrorism, unlawful conduct as an act of terrorism and armed robbery. 'an act of terrorism.
He was also charged with felony criminal mischief for firing on a sculpture with a shotgun, firing on a sculpture with a shotgun, and with a machete.
The famous man in the film 'Hotel Rwanda' has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted of some of the crimes he was accused of.
According to the court, in an interrogation on August 31, 2020, Rusesabagina admitted to sponsoring the FLN. He himself donated 20,000 euros.
It was also based on testimony from Nsabimana Callixte Sankara in court, which said that looking at Rusesabagina Paul's actions including flushing the FLN, handing over the leaders of the attacks, admitting that his party PDR Comfort sponsored its activities, he found that he had done MRCD / FLN support activities. He acknowledged his involvement in the killings.
It said it was based on evidence including the dead, looted property, and another set on fire, indicating that the attacks were carried out by FLN fighters.
It said there was no indication that Paul Rusesabagina and Nsabimana Callixte themselves were involved in the attacks, although they acknowledged that they were the ones who authorized the forces led by Gen Habimana Hamada and were given reports of what happened.
Nsabimana Callixte Sankara, who was charged with 17 counts, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of terrorism and trivializing and denying genocide, but reduced his sentence to mitigating circumstances.