New hearing on Wednesday, March 24 in the trial of Rwandan opponent Paul Rusesabagina and new controversy. Prosecution witness Michelle Martin, a U.S. citizen, testified in court that she was employed by the Rwandan government in 2012 for academic support. Relatives of the opponent accuse him of being an agent of the Rwandan government and condemn a travesty of justice.
Michelle Martin began her testimony by introducing herself as a former volunteer at the Hotel Rwanda Foundation Paul Rusesabagina. Before the verdicts, she made sure to have access to emails and conversations proving that the opponent developed within a denying network of genocide of Tutsi, and that he supported rebels in an attempt to destabilize the Rwandan government.
But at the end of her hearing, she revealed that she had been hired in 2012 by Kigali for academic support. Earlier, the daughter of Paul Rusesabagina had published a document on Twitter certifying that the witness had registered as a representative of a foreign government with the US authorities in 2013.
This public document, available on the U.S. Department of Justice website, contains an agreement that effectively stipulates that Michelle Martin would be paid $ 5,000 per month for one year between 2012 and 2013 by the Rwandan government for consulting and research services in the United States. the Rwandan diaspora.
“He’s an agent paid for by Kigali. From the beginning, she was not independent, ”condemns Carine Kanimba, daughter of Paul Rusesabagina.
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