The MININT does not specify how many people were injured, what type of injuries they suffered or what specific charges those involved face.
MIAMI, United States. – The Ministry of the Interior (MININT) in Guantanamo He assured this Tuesday have clarified a “alteration of order” that occurred in the early hours of last Sunday, November 23, in the Stockholm bar (center of the city of Guantánamo), which left several injured and material damage at the “Dr. Agostinho Neto” Provincial Hospital.
However, the official note does not specify how many people were injured, what type of injuries they suffered or what specific charges those involved face, despite the fact that the case has been amplified by the state press and taken up by various media.
According to the Provincial Delegation of the MININT in Guantánamo, “several citizens, some residents of Santiago de Cuba and under the effects of the consumption of alcoholic beverages,” carried out a “alteration of order” inside the Stockholm bar “as a result of conflicts of a passionate nature.”
The establishment, a gastronomic MSME located in the center of the city, is one of the best-known bars in the territory.
Given the situation, the MININT itself explains that the local security forces intervened and expelled those involved, but the fight continued on public roads, leaving injured people who were taken in a private vehicle to the Guantánamo Provincial Hospital.
While the injured were receiving medical attention, “four citizens arrived at the health center aboard two motorcycles,” with the obvious intention of resuming the altercation, according to the official version. These people threw stones at the car that had taken the injured and that was parked in front of the guardhouse, and caused damage to the rear windshield and two windows of the access door to the hospital, according to the MININT.
The note concludes that, during the investigative process, it was possible to identify “all the participants in this unfortunate event”, who would be being prosecuted “in accordance with the seriousness of the facts, the circumstances and the provisions of current legislation.”
A unique version
Beyond the general description of the facts, the official communication presents relevant gaps. The MININT does not report how many people were injured, whether they were minor or serious injuries, or whether any of those involved required hospitalization. Nor does it identify the participants or clarify how many of them are detained, which have been released or what specific crimes they are accused of.
The statement also does not specify whether the people involved included women or minors, nor does it refer to the presence of knives or other means apart from the stones used against the vehicle and access to the hospital. The narrative is limited to placing the origin of the conflict in alcohol consumption and in “conflicts of a passionate nature,” a common formula in official communication to explain episodes of interpersonal violence.
The place where the events originated, the Stockholm bar, is the “first private MSME” approved in the province, according to a report in the official newspaper we will win of 2021.
