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political prisoners denied regular visit
HAVANA, August 19 (www.cubanet.org) - Relatives
of two political prisoners were turned back at
the gates of the Valle Grande prison August 13
and told the inmates they wanted to visit were
in punishment cells.
"We had to travel for more than three hours
to get there, and we couldn't see them,"
said the wife of Ricardo Borrero, adding that
she had traveled with her 4-year-old and 8-month-old
daughters.
Borrero and fellow prisoner Daniel Escalona were
punished after a near-riot between themselves
and a number of common inmates they say was fostered
by the prison's political officer.
Escalona and Borrero were arrested January 30
and accused of disrespect to Fidel Castro. They
have been confined in Valle Grande since then
without a trial.
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