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Rwandan prosecutors to appeal verdict for 'Hotel Rwanda' hero

Paul Rusesabagina is escorted in handcuffs from the courtroom in Kigali, Rwanda. September 25, 2020. [Reuters]

Rwandan prosecutors said on Wednesday they would appeal against a 25-year jail sentence handed to Paul Rusesabagina, a one-time hotel manager portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood film about the 1994 genocide.

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