Verdict in trial of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero delayed until September

Prosecutors seeking life sentence for Paul Rusesabagina, whom they accuse of backing the National Liberation Front rebel group.

A Rwandan court will deliver next month its delayed verdict in the terrorism trial of Paul Rusesabagina, the Hotel Rwanda hero-turned-government critic, the judiciary has announced. Initially, a decision in the highly watched case against the 67-year-old Rusesabagina had been due on Friday but it was delayed without giving any reason. Rusesabagina is accused of 13 charges including terrorism, financing and founding armed groups, murder, arson and conspiracy to involve children in armed groups.