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FROM
CUBA
Judge imposes limitations on the freedom
of González Leiva
HAVANA, May 11, 2004 (Reinaldo Cosano
Alén / www.cubanet.org) - Recently
released prisoner of conscience, Juan Carlos
González Leiva, was officially summoned
to appear Monday, May 10th before the sentencing
judge to be informed of "the restrictions
that he must exercise concerning his social
and work behavior and, the obligations he
must observe" according to what appears
in the order of the court, before the sentencing
judge.
The measures are:
To be at his residence on May 17, 2004,
a 5:30 PM in order to present himself before
the government mass organizations.
To maintain proper social conduct,
To adequately attend to his family, especially
persons for whom he is responsible, and
to use income obtained from his work for
this purpose,
To appear before the summons court, State
Security (police) or Communist party injunctions
to offer explanations about his conduct;
To appear at the National Revolutionary
Police Station before the official, Osorio,
To seek authorization before the sentencing
judge in order to change his residency in
the way that the law requires of him, and
in any other instance, to inform the state
official within a 72-hour time frame,
To travel outside of his province (Ciego
de Avila), he must ask for the authorization
of the prosecuting judge 72 hours in advance,
and in case of illness, to see the family
doctor who resides on Calle Independiente
y Línea, Vista Alegre, Ciego de Avila.
The order of the court carries the signatures
of the lawyers Juan E. Valor Claro, Prosecuting
Judge of the Popular Municipal Court of
Ciego de Avila and Juan Carlos González
Leiva, the convicted defendant.
Juan Carlos González Leiva, a lawyer,
made the following statement about the limitations
placed upon him by the court, "These
restrictive measures are almost the equivalent
of imprisonment within my home, with the
'advantage' that I am allowed freedom of
movement within the boundaries of the province
rather than the city. The sentence of four
years of loss of freedom is a limitation
of freedom, that according to what I know
of the penal code, only means attending
the official summons and seeking court authorization
to change residency. I consulted with lawyer
Gómez Manzano, and he reiterated
the same thing to me although I recognize
that there could be other restrictions that
I am unfamiliar with from the Supreme Court,
which is the official source of law. I will
not honor the order to be present on May
17th in front of the government mass organizations
(CDR, FMC) although the law requires it.
I will confine myself, that day, in my own
home."
González Leiva and nine other members
of the Cuban Foundation of Human Rights
of which he is the president, were tried
under Case # 66 of 2002 of the Municipal
Court of Ciego de Avila on April 26, 2004,
for the alleged crimes of public disorder,
disrespect, resistance, and disobedience.
Translation by Tanya
Wilder / Human Rights Committee / Coalition
of Cuban-American Women / tswilder@charter.net
Versión
original en español
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