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Neighbors prevent police from seizing TV sets HAVANA,
July 27 (José Antonio Fornaris, Cuba Verdad / www.cubanet.org) - Neighbors
on San Eugenio Street in Güira de Melena chased away several policemen who
threatened to seize a television set from someone watching a Miami channel received
on a satellite dish. Eye witnesses said the incident took place July 21
when police were checking a residence for an alcohol still. When they discovered
not a still by a program from the United States, they unplugged the set to remove
it and said they'd do likewise with any other sets tuned to Miami. As word
spread, residents came out into the street and started yelling at the policemen.
Fearing physical violence from the residents, the police withdrew and left the
set alone. For some time, the Cuban government has been campaigning against
those who receive television signals by satellite dish, which private citizens
are forbidden to own.
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