Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed as a hero in the Hollywood film 'Hotel Rwanda' and is serving a 25-year sentence on terrorism charges, will be released on Saturday after his term was commuted, Rwanda's government spokesperson said on Friday.
Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood movie about Rwanda's 1994 genocide, sits inside a courtroom in Kigali, Rwanda February 26, 2021. REUTERS/Clement UwiringiyimanaRusesabagina to be flown to Doha, and on to the U.S.- SemaforRebel spokesman Sankara to also be released
"This is the result of a shared desire to reset US-Rwanda relationship," Stephanie Nyombayire, spokesperson of Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, wrote on Twitter. 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 neighbouring Congo. Rwanda denies any involvement in Congo.
"Under Rwandan law, commutation of sentence does not extinguish the underlying conviction," Makolo said. "If any individual benefiting from early release repeats offences 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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