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July 20, 2001



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Political prisoner Lobaina confined with victims of tuberculosis

GUANTANAMO, July 19 (Luis Torres Cardosa, Lux InfoPress) - Prisoner of consciousness Néstor Rodríguez Lobaina has been placed among tuberculosis victims.

The wife of the political prisoner, Yunaimis Castillo Betancourt, told this agency that Lobaina asked the officials to move two sick inmates to the hospital, but was told that was impossible because the two victims could spread tuberculosis to other patients at the hospital.

"I think it's clear they want Lobaina to be sick and then deny him medical attention," said Yunaimis Castillo.

The Supreme Court ratified Lobaina's sentence of 6 years of imprisonment for disrespect directed against Fidel Castro and public disorder.

Néstor Rodríguez Lobaina is the president of Youth for Democracy and is going through his third political sentence.

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