[1][2] The movement is led by Paul Rusesabagina, a notable Rwandan activist, whose story forms the basis of the critically-acclaimed Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda.
[3] The National Liberation Front (FLN) is the armed wing of political party PDR-Ihumure and the MRCD.
[4][5] The FLN was also suspected by Rwandan security forces of carrying out a fatal attack on a bus in June 2022.
In 2021, 21 members of the MRCD/FLN, including Rusesabagina and former spokesperson Callixte Nsabimana (also known as "Sankara"), were put on trial in Kigali in relation to the Nyabimata attacks.
[8][9][10] The trial received widespread international attention as a result of the high profile of Rusesabagina and the dubious circumstances leading to his arrest.