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Cuban dissident faces an
ultimatum
Prima
News, Russia,
January 27, 2006.
CUBA, Havana. (Our cor.). Juan Carlos
González Leiva's rejection of an
ultimatum from Communist party officials
and political police could lead to new repression
against him. It has been demanded that the
blind dissident lawyer and leader of the
Cuban Foundation for Human Rights go into
exile from Cuba or stop his opposition activity.
"I refuse to leave the country because
of threats and blackmail. My intent is to
continue peaceful activity for Cuba's transition
to the rule-of-law state," the opposition
leader told PRIMA-News.
For a week, between January 12 and 19,
paramilitary brigades took turns outside
Juan Carlos González Leiva's house
to stage "repudio" acts. From
morning till night, the pro-government elements,
armed with loudspeakers, were shouting death
threats, slanderous accusations, and praising
the ruling regime. The telephone was also
cut off at his home at that time. González
Leiva treats such incidents as psychological
pressure.
In March 2002, Juan Carlos was sentenced
to four years in prison for his opposition
activity. Having served two years and two
months in Holguin prison, he was paroled
to spend the remaining time under house
arrest.
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