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Cuban government sentenced
two accredited members of the General Assembly
to Promote the Civil Society in Cuba
NetforCuba
International,
April 24, 2005.
The following letter was received by the
Executive Committee of the General Assembly
to Promote the Civil Society in Cuba from
the Manzanillo prison located in the province
of Granma, Cuba. It was written by Elio
Enrique Chávez Ramón of the
20 de Mayo independent library and an accredited
participant of the Assembly under registration
number 3244, and Luis Elio de la Paz Ramón
of the 10 de Octubre independent library
also accredited to participate in the Assembly
under registration number 3245. Both activists
were arrested and sentenced to 3 and 2 years
in prison respectively. The letter describes
the mock trial both had to endured.
"The Lieutenant Colonel Manuel Gómez
Vásquez Allen ordered the guards
to take us out of our cell to interview
us. He said we were very dangerous and for
certain we were going to be sentenced. He
further told us to say anything we wanted
in court, but that the jury was not going
to relieve or take into account anything
we had to say on our behalf.
The Lieutenant Colonel added that the official
news was that we were not under arrest,
but rather participants in a government
program for the revolution in which we were
going to work and study. We told him we
disagreed and we were not going to work
or study. They were going to judge and sentence
us for our political beliefs and our right
to freedom was being violated. The Lieutenant
Colonel said the police had nothing to do
with it, the officials who were present
and him had agreed so. In other words -
Lieutenant Colonel Manuel Gómez Vásquez
Allen and his gang were the judge and jury.
The members of the jury obeyed them. We
consider this to be blackmail and humiliation,
but we are not going to work for the regime
of an old decrepit lying despot. We will
serve our sentence.
Long live the General Assembly to Promote
the Civil Society in Cuba
Long live the 20th of May
Long live Martha Beatriz Roque Cabello
Long live René Gómez Manzano
Long live Félix Bonne Carcassés
"
These compatriots are cousins and are confined
in the Delegación Provincial de Manzanillo
of the PDR, located on Primero de Mayo Avenue.
They will be transferred to an unknown prison
once their paperwork is completed.
This case demonstrates that Fidel Castro
and his regime are employing all their resources
and methods to frustrate the preparations
and ultimately prevent the General Meeting
of the Assembly to Promote the Civil Society
in Cuba next May 20th.
We are calling the attention of the international
organizations and community in general to
the risks facing the participants of the
Assembly.
For more information regarding the Assembly
to Promote the Civil Society in Cuba please
visit http://www.asambleasociedadcivilcuba.info
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