He is the hero whose story inspired the film 'Hotel Rwanda' but On Wednesday the trial began for Paul Rusesabagina, who faces terrorism charges. Paul Rusesabagina, whose story of heroism during the 1994 Rwandan genocide was made into the 2004 film “Hotel Rwanda” — and who has lived off … Western governments must stop portraying President Paul … Now, Paul Rusesabagina is a United States resident and a Belgian citizen. The trial of Paul Rusesabagina, whose actions inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda,” began Wednesday in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. Paul Rusesabagina, who shot into the international limelight after the premier of Hotel Rwanda in 2004, has attracted both admiration and controversy in equal measure. The man known to the world as one of Rwanda’s saviors is now in need of salvation. Paul Rusesabagina declined to enter any pleas in court but his lawyers denied the charges against him. Paul Rusesabagina, the man whose story inspired the Hollywood movie Hotel Rwanda, has gone on trial in a closely-watched case in Kigali where he stands accused of several crimes, including terrorism. He has been jailed since that time in Rwanda while he is tried in a corrupt and illegal proceeding. During the 1994 genocide there, he saved 1,268 people. Rusesabagina, who fled to Belgium in 1996 and is now a Belgian citizen living in the United States, traveled from the US to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on August 27, 2020. Now Paul Rusesabagina is facing an imminent health crisis. Rusesabagina was kidnapped during a trip to Dubai, taken to Rwanda on a private charter, and then held in an unknown location, tied up and blindfolded, for three days. Rusesabagina’s story and heroism were the subjects of the film Hotel Rwanda in which he was portrayed by Don Cheadle. During the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Rusesabagina saved hundreds of lives by providing shelter to … And you typically need a formal extradition process for repatriating someone. Paul Rusesabagina is the latest dissident to be caught in the Rwandan ruler’s authoritarian net. So my colleagues and I …