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Operators of horse-drawn carriages fined
SANTA CLARA, Cuba, June ( Karel Castillo,
Cubanacán Press / www.cubanet.org)
- The operators of the horse-drawn carriages
that transport the larger part of the population
in this provincial capital complain they
are being harassed by police.
"They have it in for us. They think
we are millionaires, and don't know what
we earn is to feed our families," said
one of them, Idalberto Sánchez.
In recent days, about a dozen of them were
called thieves and fined during a police
dragnet around the hospital zone of the
city.
"They fined us up to 250 pesos, and
in some cases, they threatened to take us
to court," said Sánchez, explaining
that the accusation is receiving stolen
merchandise. If they were to be tried, he
added, they could be facing from six months
to a year in jail.
The carriages, mostly home-built, usually
sport accessories such as rear-view mirrors,
portable radios and cassette recorders,
and plastic seats, and these are the items
that police allege are stolen, says Sánchez.
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