2024-05-01 09:07:27
The international reaction has not been long in coming after the drastic and absurd sentence imposed on the Nuevitas protesters, recently announced by the Provincial Court of Camagüey.
As will be remembered, the island’s injustice apparatus reported that the prison sentences handed down to the young people who participated in the August 2022 protests range between four and fifteen years.
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In this sense, Brian Nichols, Undersecretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, expressed his dismay at this fact, calling it “outrageous.”
“The harsh sentence this week of up to 15 years in prison for the Cubans who peacefully gathered in Nuevitas in 2022 is outrageous. The Cuban government’s continued repression against Cubans who strive to fulfill their basic rights and needs is inconceivable.”Nichols said.
The harsh sentence this week of up to 15 years in prison for the Cubans who peacefully gathered in Nuevitas in 2022 is outrageous. The Cuban government’s continued repression against Cubans who strive to fulfill their basic rights and needs is…
— Brian A. Nichols (@WHAAsstSecty) April 29, 2024
It is worth highlighting that among the most resonant cases is that of Mayelín Rodríguez Prado, who at 23 years old was sentenced to 15 years for broadcasting the protests through her Facebook profile, under accusations of enemy propaganda and sedition.
José Armando Torrente Muñoz and Jimmy Jhonson Agosto face sentences of 14 and 13 years respectively, being accused of sedition, attack, resistance, and sabotage.
Lisdán Cabrera Batista, on the other hand, must serve 11 years for similar charges and other acts against State Security. The list extends with names such as Fray Pascual Claro Valladares, Davier Leyva Vélez, among others, each sentenced to 10 years in prison.
This series of sentences follows a pattern of repression similar to that of the July 11, 2021 protests, where the regime also imposed severe penalties on participants who, incidentally, did not commit any crimes.
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