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FROM
CUBA
Independent journalist accused of harassing
Venezuelans
HAVANA, June 27 (Amarilis C. Rey, Cuba
Verdad / www.cubanet.org) - State security
agents have told independent journalist
José Antonio Fornaris that he has
been "hostile" towards Venezuelans
and runs the risk of being arrested and
jailed.
Two security went to Fornaris's home last
week to say that a bus carrying sick Venezuelans
had been stoned, implying Fornaris was behind
the incident. He denied it.
Fornaris said the government has been trying
to link independent journalists with acts
of violence in order to discredit them.
This was Fornaris' second run-in with authorities.
He was summoned by police January 26 and
told that he faced imprisonment if he continued
as an independent journalist.
"Do they want me to stop covering
Venezuelans?" he asked.
Because of the close relations between
Fidel Castro and Venezuelan president Hugo
Chavez, there are many Venezuelans in Cuba,
many as students or taking advantage of
Cuban medical facilities.
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