Rwanda denies kidnapping Paul Rusesabagina known for "Hotel Rwanda"

Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Sunday denied reported allegations that Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed as a humanitarian in the controversial Oscar-nominated film "Hotel Rwanda," was kidnapped to Rwanda.

"There was no kidnapping and wrongdoing in the process of getting him here. It was actually flawless. Rusesabagina will testify to that," Kagame told national broadcaster Rwanda Television in a live interview, referring to the allegations made by Rusesabagina's family.

Kagame hoped media would report "facts" about Rusesabagina, adding that there are recordings of Rusesabagina bragging about his attacks against the central African nation. 

His case has attracted "so much unnecessary attention" and Rwanda knows how to deal with it, which will be done in open, said the president.

The 66-year-old was made famous by the film "Hotel Rwanda," where he saved over 1,000 ethnic Tutsis during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide against the Tutsi, but
survivors and experts disputed the story.

The Rwanda Investigation Bureau last Monday said that Rusesabagina was
arrested for being suspected of founding and sponsoring "terror outfits ... operating out of various places in the region and abroad."

He is suspected to be the founder, leader, sponsor and member of "violent, armed, extremist terror groups" including the Rwandan Movement for Democratic Change and the Party for Democracy, according to the bureau.

It said Rusesabagina was arrested through "international cooperation," but did not give more details on how he was arrested.