Prosecutor seeks life sentence for convicted 'Hotel Rwanda' hero

FILE PHOTO: Paul Rusesabagina (C), portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood movie about Rwanda's 1994 genocide, walks among suspects outside the courtroom in Kigali, Rwanda February 26, 2021. REUTERS/Clement Uwiringiyimana/File Photo

KIGALI (Reuters) - A Rwandan prosecutor on Monday sought a life sentence for Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed in the movie "Hotel Rwanda" sheltering hundreds of people during the 1994 genocide, instead of an existing 25-year term.

Rusesabagina, 67, was convicted in September on eight terrorism charges related to the activities of an organisation opposed to President Paul Kagame's rule and is being held in a Rwandan prison.