{{Paul Rusesabagina of the film \u2018Hotel Rwanda\u2019, has asked Canadian government not to deport Leon Mugesera a Rwandan accused of helping to incite the 1994 Tutsi genocide.}}<\/p>\n
In a letter to Canada\u2019s immigration minister, Rusesabagina said he opposes Mugesera\u2019s extradition to Rwanda where he says Mugesera risks being tortured.<\/p>\n
\u201cI implore Canada, cradle of human rights, not to deport Leon Mugesera but rather prosecute him on Canadian soil for his alleged crimes and under Canadian laws because if he is deported he will surely suffer the same fate as other prisoners,\u201d wrote Rusesabagina.<\/p>\n
Mugesera was scheduled to be deported last week but appeals to two Canadian courts and the UN Committee Against Torture earned him a reprieve.<\/p>\n
He was taken into custody after falling ill last week and requiring hospitalization, while Canada considers a request to stay his deportation so that the UN can probe a claim that he faces persecution at home.<\/p>\n
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