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CUBA
Authorities refuse to issue exit permit
for daughter of political prisoner
CIEGO DE AVILA, Cuba - October 22 (Abel
Escobar Ramírez / www.cubanet.org)
- Cuban migratory authorities have refused
to issue an exit visa for a 12-year-old
daughter of a political prisoner who wanted
to go live with an aunt in Perú.
The minor, Emily Escobedo, initially sought
to visit her aunt, Edelys Escobedo, who
had cared for her since she was little.
Emily's father explained in a telephone
call from the Cerámica Roja prison
in Camagüey province, that when the
girl first solicited the permit to visit,
authorities denied it, saying they would
only issue a permit to emigrate permanently.
After fulfilling the requirements for this
permit, which included a notary's visit
to the prison to secure the father's signature,
the government again denied the exit visa,
Escobedo said.
Escobedo, 39, has served 11 years of a
23 year sentence for engaging in "enemy
propaganda and espionage."
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