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FROM
CUBA
Young
man awaiting trial for ripping Cuban flag
HAVANA, Cuba, October 3 (www.cubanet.org) -
Aldia Héctor Martínez, 26, is awaiting
trial for presumably ripping a flag that was hanging
from a building in Bayamo, eastern Cuba. Martínez
is accused of insulting a patriotic symbol.
Martínez was arrested September 29 when
police picked him up at his home. He was taken
to the first police unit in Bayamo and interrogated
for more than 12 hours.
He is awaiting trial, and could be facing from
one to three years in jail if found guilty.
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