Exiled ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Claims he was Duped into Flying Back to Kigali
Paul Rusesabagina,
depicted in a Hollywood movie as a hero who helped save Tutsis during the
Rwandan genocide, told the New York Times he believed he was flying to Burundi
at the invitation of a pastor, but was instead lured to Rwanda and arrested on
terrorism charges,
Rusesabagina was
speaking to the US daily in an interview the
paper said had been authorised by the Rwandan government and had taken place in
the presence of government officials. "How I got here – now that is a
surprise," he told the newspaper. "I was actually not coming
here."
The 66-year-old Hutu political dissident and former hotel manager was propelled to fame after the
Oscar-nominated film "Hotel Rwanda" portrayed him
using his connections with the Hutu elite to protect Tutsis fleeing sl...
