CUBA NEWS
March 15, 2005
 

FROM CUBA
Cuban government opponent threatened in Manicaragua

SANTA CLARA, Cuba, March 11 (Guillermo Fariñas, Cubanacán Press / www.cubanet.org) - A man who called himself Roberto and said he was the chief of "Confronting subversive enemy activity" visited government opponent Raúl Rangel the afternoon of March 10 at home in Manicaragua and threatened him with the loss of his job.

Rangel said the man was concerned about a possible protest at the upcoming assembly for the nomination of candidates to the Popular Power that night. The man also mentioned a supposed delivery of money from leading dissident Oswaldo Payá destined to support efforts to collect signatures on behalf of the Varela Project and the National Dialogue.

Rangel said he told the man to "Leave my home and whenever you want to talk to me you call me down to State Security."

The Varela Project and the National Dialogue are peaceful initiatives based on the existing Socialist constitution. Previously, the government has ignored similar petitions for change submitted with the 10,000 signatures called for in the constitution.

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