The news broke a week ago, with a simple tweet from Rwanda investigation bureau (RIB).
The Rwandan FBI announces in a handful of signs and a photo the arrest of Paul Rusesabagina, handcuffs.
The shock is immense.
Paul Rusesabagina is not just anyone.
Opposing President Paul Kagame, who accuses him of supporting and leading armed movements hostile to his regime, he is also the one whose life inspired the film Hôtel Rwanda.
Above all, he had lived for more than 20 years far from Kigali, between Belgium, of which he is a national, and the United States.
It is a mystery how this man, who knew he was targeted by a Rwandan arrest warrant, fell into the hands of the RIB.
How a mystery is the reality of his conduct during the genocide of the Tutsis in 1994, where the stories waver between a perfect hero and a cynical profiteer.
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In this case, therefore, there are few certainties;
except perhaps one: Paul Rusesabagina, 66, will not regain the freedom of
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