Lawyers to Appeal Decision to Deny ‘Hotel Rwanda’ Hero Bail
Lawyers
for Paul Rusesabagina, a former Rwandan hotel manager who sheltered people
during the nation’s 1994 genocide, will appeal a court decision to deny him
bail.The court took the decision Thursday after Rusesabagina appeared on
charges including terrorism earlier this week. His lawyers had asked that he be
granted bail, partly on health grounds.“We find it necessary that Rusesabagina
is provisionally detained in a prison facility for 30 days,” Judge Dorothy
Yankurije said. “This will partly ensure that he does not sabotage ongoing
investigation in his case.”
The American Bar
Association Center for Human Rights yesterday in a statement said that it plans
to monitor the trial of Rusesabagina for fairness as part of the Clooney
Foundation for Justice TrialWatch initiative.“Our TrialWa...