MIAMI, United States. – A few hours after the release of her son, the Cuban Bárbara Farrat Guillén sent a message to the relatives of other precocious Cuban politicians.
“I want to send a message to all the mothers who think that staying silent is worth something,” she said. “Do not remain silent, they are our children. We can only remove them ourselves. We have all the support in the world and more, but if we, who are the mothers, do not start, no one is going to start, ”she added.
Later he emphasized: “The only message I want to leave everyone is not to get tired. Yesterday I had a visit from my son. [Los agentes del régimen] They are so cynical, they are so terrorists, that since yesterday my son’s bail was posted and they never told me anything, “he said.
Likewise, Farrat Guillén assured that the regime has caused her “so much pain” that it made her an activist. “I’m not going to stop,” she said.
Jonathan Torres Farrat and other minors, 11J protesters, they were released this wednesdayas confirmed to CubaNet various activists for the release of Cuban political prisoners.
Farrat Guillén specified that his son had been released on bail. “It was a change of measure until the day of the trial, but at least now I have it at home,” he said.
Andy García Lorenzo, sent home temporarily
From Santa Clara, several relatives of Andy García Lorenzo also joined a live broadcast of CubaNet to offer details about the change of measure applied to the young man this Wednesday.
Although Andy was temporarily sent home on May 25 – until he entered an open regime camp to serve out his four-year sentence – his sister, Roxana García Lorenzo, assured that the family will not forget the situation of the prisoners. politicians on the island.
“We are not going to stop denouncing because [Andy] he is not the only political prisoner in Cuba. There are still hundreds of political prisoners who need our voice and for us to stand firm,” he said. “Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and Maykel Osorbo are still in there [en la cárcel] and hundreds of other political prisoners,” he added.
Likewise, the young woman asked the “mothers who remain silent” to rise up without fear.
“We have always said that we are more afraid than anyone. We have received threats that almost no one in this country has received. (…) It is difficult, but we cannot shut up, ”she asserted.
Although Andy García Lorenzo’s sentence was not rescinded, Roxana described as “an achievement” the fact that her brother has returned home, albeit temporarily.
This Wednesday it was learned that the Cuban regime had “momentarily” released Andy García Lorenzo. According to his brother-in-law, Jonatan López, the 24-year-old was sent to his house to “wait to continue serving his sentence in an open [campamento de trabajo correccional del régimen cubano]”.
“Happy because we will be with him, but the battle is not over,” López wrote.
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