According to the Gazette, the National Security Council coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby confirmed on Monday that Paul Rusesabagina had left Rwanda ‘and is currently in Doha’.

"He will soon be making his way back to the United States. And his family is, as I’m sure no one is surprised, they’re eager to welcome him back here, home," he added.

The National Security Council coordinator for Strategic Communications, John Kirby, confirmed on Monday that Paul Rusesabagina had departed Rwanda and was currently in Doha. Kirby stated, "He will soon be making his way back to the United States. And his family is, as I’m sure no one is surprised, they’re eager to welcome him back here, home."

The US Presidency, White House recently conveyed their appreciation through a brief statement that acknowledged Rusesabagina’s release and thanked the Rwandan and Qatari governments for facilitating it.

Commenting on the development after the presidential clemency granted to Rusesabagina, Stephanie Nyombayire, the Press Secretary for the Office of the Presidency, disclosed that Rusesabagina’s release is the outcome of a joint effort to reset the relationship between the United States and Rwanda.

Rusesabagina, the former President of the MRCD-FLRN terror group, was sentenced to 25 years in 2021 for terrorism charges.

Along with Nsabimana Callixte, alias "Sankara," who served as the FLN’s spokesperson, and 18 others linked to the same case, he was released on presidential clemency last Friday. Rusesabagina had been arrested in 2020.

More 358 individuals convicted of various offences were also granted collective commutation on the same day.