Madrid/The Cuban regime has revoked the release of the political prisoner of the 11j Marlon Brando Díaz Oliva, which was under home seclusion regime, a benefit that was granted in January of this year as part of the agreement between Washington and Havana mediated by the Vatican.
The information was advanced this Thursday by the Cuban Observatory of Human Rights (OCDH), based in Madrid, this time is already unknown to return to prison, although nearby sources said 14ymedio That Díaz Oliva had abandoned his residence for a few minutes to make a purchase. The 23 -year -old, had been sentenced by sedition in 2022 to 18 years in prison and until his return home had turned three years and six months of his penalty.
Díaz Oliva was part of the large group of sentenced by the anti -government manifestations of July 11, 2021 in The corner of Toyo and La Güinerain Havana. In six causes that grouped 128 people, the Popular Supreme Court made public sentences that added in total 1916 years. Most of the defendants were sanctioned for serious crimes such as sedition, with penalties that reached 30 years in jail. The High Court pointed out that those convicted were involved in “serious disturbances and acts vandalism with the purpose of destabilizing public order, collective security and citizen tranquility.”
“These revocations show that the liberation of political prisoners is nothing more than a temporary instrument, without legal guarantees or respect for fundamental rights,” said OCDH.
“These revocations show that the liberation of political prisoners is nothing more than a temporary instrument, without legal guarantees or respect for fundamental rights.”
On January 14, Cuba announced that it would release 553 people as a gesture towards the Vatican for the jubilee year decreed by the deceased day – Pope Francis. The news came minutes after the administration of Joe Biden reported from the departure of the island of his list of sponsoring terrorism countries, which he returned a week later, the same day Donald Trump took possession.
Havana defended that the releases were a unilateral and sovereign measure, but the coincidence showed that it was an agreement provided by the Vatican. In March, With the concluded processHuman rights organizations counted about 200 political prisoners benefited by the measure. The rest, most, were common prisoners.
The vice president of the Supreme Court, Maricela Sosa Ravelo, then said that the beneficiaries had to fulfill certain obligations, such as appearing regularly before a judge, continuing with the accessory sanctions and taking care of civil liability, otherwise, “there would be consequences.” “These benefits could be revoked before the breach of the obligations of the releases and then would return to the penitentiary establishment to complete the pending time of the sanction,” he explained.
“These benefits could be revoked before the breach of the obligations of the releases and then would return to the penitentiary establishment to complete the pending time of the sanction.”
Just a week after the death, in April, of Pope Francis, José Daniel Ferrer and Félix Navarrotwo of the best known releases, returned to prison for an alleged breach of these conditions. Both had warned when they left prison that had no intention of complying with any imposition of the regime.
In early June the revocation of the release of another political prey, Donaida Pérez PasiroYoruba priestess and placed resident. The Villaclareña had been sentenced to eight years in prison for “public disorder”, “disobedience”, “contempt” and “aggression”, also in the context of 11J. In his case, the Court made public the suspension of the benefit, claiming that there was “breach of the obligations essentially in the workplace and for not going to the summons of the Execution Judge.”
The first case of withdrawal of the benefit was that of Jaime Alcide signed, released on January 18 and brought to prison in early April, allegedly for having rejected becoming a confidant state security. The 25 -year -old, served a sentence of seven years in sedition, after being part of the 11J protests in the güinera.
