Kigali, Rwanda (AP) — A court in Rwanda states that Paul Rusesabagina, the man who influenced “Hotel Rwanda,” is guilty of terrorism-related crimes.

Rusesabagina boycotted Monday’s announcement after declaring that he did not expect justice in a trial he called “fake.”

He has so far been convicted of forming illegal armed groups and as a member of terrorist groups. The verdict is still being read on charges of murder, kidnapping, and armed robbery as acts of terrorism.

The ruling has been accused of supporting Rusesabagina’s disappearance during her visit to Dubai, handcuffed to Rwanda a few days later, and supporting the armed forces of the Rwandan movement for democratic change, the political platform of the opposition. That’s all. The group claimed some responsibility for the 2018 and 2019 attacks in the southern part of the country where nine Rwandans died.

Rusesabagina maintains his innocence, and his family claims he was kidnapped and taken to Rwanda against his will.

However, the court ruled that he was not kidnapped when he was deceived to board a charter flight. The Rwandan government claimed to go to Burundi to coordinate with armed groups based in Burundi and Congo.

Rusesabagina is said to have saved more than 1,000 people by evacuating to a hotel he managed during the 1994 massacre in Rwanda. At this hotel, more than 800,000 Tutsi and Hutu people were killed in an attempt to protect them.

Belgian citizen and US resident Rusesabagina, who was awarded the US Presidential Medal of Freedom, claimed that his arrest was in response to criticism of Rwanda’s longtime president Paul Kagame on suspicion of human rights violations.

Rusesabagina said he had been gagged and tortured before being imprisoned, but Rwandan officials denied it.

His lawyer, Felix Rudachemwa, claimed that Rusesabagina’s legal documents had been confiscated by prison authorities. His family was afraid he might die from poor health behind the bar.

Rwanda said Rusesabagina would be subject to a fair trial.

However, the trial raised international concerns. In December, 36 US senators sent a letter to Kagame urging him to release Rusesabagina.