Rwandan opponent Paul Rusesabagina is now in the United States

With our correspondent in Houston, Thomas Harms

Paul Rusesabagina was greeted on the tarmac at Houston Airport by the US authorities who took him under their wing, first of all, to debrief him during his captivity. In order to do a complete update on his health, they took him to a military hospital in San Antonio, the city where his family resides. The Rwandan opponent, who looked emaciated, did not comment on his arrival from his flight from Qatar. His family in Texas feared his failing health behind bars.

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before he was pardoned Rwandawhich the American media calls ” heroHotel Rwanda “promised – in a letter to Paul Kagame – to stop making political comments and to remain in the United States.” silent reflection “.

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Subsequently, the Rwandan President, under American pressure, commuted his twenty-five-year prison sentence for terrorism, while in exile in the United States. In a statement on Twitter, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan declared that “ It is my pleasure to welcome Paul Rusesabagina. Happy to be back on American soil, to be reunited with his family and friends who have been waiting for this day for so long. “.

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