The East African
Tuesday January 26 2021 Hotel Rwanda hero Paul Rusesabagina (in the pink inmate s uniform) at the Nyarugenge Court of Justice in Kigali, Rwanda, on September 25, 2020. PHOTO | AFP
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Last week, his lawyers filed a motion to the court alleging that Mr Rusesabagina was being denied necessities such as access to a paper and pen, and that prison officials had confiscated his legal documents.
They also said that he had been denied access to international lawyers as well as privileged phone calls with his lawyers in Kigali, which made him ill prepared for the trial.
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A Rwandan court has adjourned the trial of “Hotel Rwanda” hero Paul Rusesabagina after his lawyers failed to meet him to discuss his case, officials say.
The East African
Monday January 25 2021 Hotel Rwanda hero Paul Rusesabagina in the pink inmate s uniform arrives from the Nyarugenge prison with Rwanda Correctional Service (RCS) officers at the Nyarugenge Court of Justice in Kigali, Rwanda, on September 25, 2020. PHOTO | SIMON WOHLFAHRT | AFP
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His high-profile arrest in August last year attracted international attention, while it also drew the ire of his family and international human rights organisations, which have insisted that he was illegally arrested and flown to Rwanda against his will.
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Hotel Rwanda hero Paul Rusesabagina will on Tuesday appear in court to answer to several charges related to terrorism, in a trial that is expected to draw international attention due to his global celebrity status.
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