MÉRIDA, Mexico – 11J prisoner Yordis García Fournier was released after serving his three-year and two-month sentence.
García Fournier was released last Thursday after serving his sentence for his participation in the anti-government protests on July 11 in Guantanamo, reported Marti News.
During his sentence, García Fournier suffered attempts and threats from the commanders of the Combinado de Guantánamo prison to “fabricate” a new case against him, the report adds.
“On repeated occasions they had denied me what they call ‘benefits’ for prisoners that, in reality, are rights, which are the discounts, the change from a severe regime to a minimum severity,” he told Marti News García Fournier, the opponent, who decided to reject the prison regime during his time in prison.
“Until the last moment they were inventing provocations so they could accuse me of something they couldn’t, but they always had the intention of doing so,” he added.
Yordis García Fournier was one of the nine people convicted for participating in the 11J protests in Guantánamo. He was sentenced to three years and two months in prison for the crimes of public disorder and contempt.
“Then the charges began to be modified and other charges of contempt appeared because people shouted ‘Diaz Canel S…’ and ‘police, we are not afraid’, etc. In addition, we were accused of resistance. What happened is that in my case there was a video of my arrest that proved that I never resisted arrest, and that I was not subjected to that resistance,” he commented about those condemned in Guantanamo.
The political prisoner was sent to punishment cell on several occasions and went on a hunger strike to protest his unjust imprisonment.
“The struggle continues and we are here moving forward,” said the opponent.
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