Havana Cuba. – The five protesters arrested on May 6 after the protests in Caimanera, Guantánamo province, will be brought to trial in four days, informed CubaNet the reporter of Palenque Vision and resident in that locality, Yeris Curbelo Aguilera.
Yandris Pelier Matos, the brothers Felipe Correa Martínez and Luis Miguel Alarcón Martínez, and the brothers Rodi and Daniel Álvarez González, are also being prosecuted for the alleged crime of “public disorder”, with Preparatory Phase File number 227-23, but They could include some other crime, according to Curbelo Aguilera.
This Thursday, the relatives of the five were able to visit them in the Department of Crimes against State Security of that town, known as “Operations.” As reported to the reporter, the visit in each case lasted less than 10 minutes.
“Coralia, the mother of Yandris Pelier Matos, told me that her son had a wound on his forehead with stitches as a result of the beating that the black berets gave him. Victoria Martínez, mother of Felipe and Luis Miguel, told me that her children did not have visible bruises despite the fact that the beating they gave her was equally brutal, ”says Curbelo Aguilera.
The mothers were able to speak with the investigating official in the case, who informed them that the protesters would be prosecuted for “disturbing the order” and that they should seek a defense attorney.
“This instructor, Dailovi Torres Guilarte, also told them that it was likely that the sanction for Felipe Correa Martínez and Yandris Pelier Matos would be home; the rest of the detainees will be sent to jail,” said the Palenque Visión reporter and activist.
The Penal Code establishes as a crime of “public disorder” (article 263) those in which the person, “through acts of violence, intimidation or scandalous, affects the order, peace and tranquility of families, the community or the community.” society”.
Depending on the seriousness, these people could be sanctioned to between six months and three years of imprisonment, or a fine of up to one thousand installments.
In the same way, as the same official Instructor informed the next of kin, “what affects and aggravates the situation of the protesters is not so much the protest as the place where they protested,” Curbelo explains.
Due to its geographical location, Caimanera has a status of “special municipality”, therefore, to enter the town, a special permit is required from the Ministry of the Interior.
“Caimanera adjoins the United States Military Base, and they, State Security, fear that a protest of this type will cause a military intervention; hence the seriousness that the Instructor exposed to the families”, added the reporter.
Shouting “Freedom”, “Homeland and Life” and “Long live human rights”, hundreds of Cubans took to the streets of Caimanera, Guantánamo province, in the eastern part of the country, on Saturday. According to local sources, the trigger for the peaceful protest was the lack of food and the precarious conditions of the health system on the island.
After the protests that began around seven o’clock at night in Caimanera, the authorities resorted to violence and arrests, but not before cutting off the Internet in almost the entire country. Despite this, several videos managed to come to light exposing both the repression unleashed and the peaceful manner in which the demands were presented.
Subsequently, the Cuban regime tried to associate the demonstration with a party that got out of control and has alleged that the people were intoxicated. However, Yeris Curbelo assures that this is not true: “they intend to discredit them and reduce the credibility of a genuine protest and demands. They were very clear about what they were saying.”
Just three days later, Amnesty International (AI) demanded to the Cuban regime the release of the demonstrators detained for the peaceful protests of this May 6 in Caimanera.
