‘Kidnapped’ Hotel Rwanda dissident appears in court on terror charges

Prosecutors allege Paul Rusesabagina was leader of rebel group responsible for deadly attacks

Paul Rusesabagina, a businessman whose role in saving more than 1,000 lives inspired the film Hotel Rwanda, has appeared in court in Rwanda's capital, Kigali, facing charges of terrorism and murder.

Rwandan authorities have accused Rusesabagina of being the founder, leader, sponsor and member of violent, armed, extremist terror outfits ... operating out of various places in the region and abroad". The dissident faces a lengthy prison sentence, potentially for life.