It’s official; Justice does not exist in Rwanda

It’s never fun to say “I told you so” but we told you so.

At the beginning of the trial in the iconic film, A Few Good Men, Kevin Bacon’s character starts his opening statement by saying, “These are the facts of the case and they are undisputed.” He is referring to how the character William Santiago died. In the case of Rwanda vs. Paul Rusesabagina, there are also facts that are not in dispute. The facts in question here are that Rusesabagina was kidnapped and taken to Rwanda.

Everyone working on Rusesabagina’s behalf has been making this argument since he was kidnapped last August. You can only imagine how happy I was when I read that the man who perpetrated the kidnapping admitted it. Pastor Constantin Niyomwungere told the court, “Myself, the pilot and cabin crew knew we were coming to Kigali. The only person who didn’t know where we were headed was Paul.”

While Rwandan law says tricking someone to go someplace they would not go on their own is kidnapping, this court ruled that Rusesabagina was “tricked” and not kidnapped. This is a distinction without a difference.

Here are the facts of the case:

• On August 27, Rusesabagina was kidnapped from Dubai and taken to Rwanda when he thought he was going to Burundi (he left…