SLP, Mexico.- The Cuban-American congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar He blamed the Miguel Díaz-Canel regime for the serious situation of political prisoner Andy García Lorenzo, who this December 10 is celebrating 13 days of hunger strike in the Guamajal prison, in Santa Clara.
“I am concerned by relatives of political prisoner Andy García Lorenzo, on hunger strike in Guamajal prison. Díaz-Canel is the only one to blame for what happens to him. No one should be imprisoned for asking for Freedom. To the regime: your time is running out”, wrote in a forceful message published this Tuesday on his X network.
I hear the concern of relatives of political prisoner Andy García Lorenzo, on hunger strike in Guamajal prison. Díaz-Canel is the only one to blame for what happens to him.
No one should be imprisoned for asking for FREEDOM.
To the regime: your time is running out. https://t.co/HR29xbByFI
— María Elvira Salazar (@MaElviraSalazar) December 10, 2024
He political prisoner, who demands the return of some personal letters that were taken from him by the prison authorities, has spent almost two weeks in jail, without the repressors having given him a medical examination to find out how his body is evolving.
In a video transmitted by the young man’s mother through social networks CubaNetthe woman explained that they have not yet collected samples for blood tests despite having accumulated many days without eating food.
“We hold State Security responsible for Andy’s physical health, for Andy’s emotional health, for Andy’s physical integrity. “We are holding the State security mechanisms responsible for anything that may happen to Andy or me, who am his mother, his father or any family member,” he denounced.
According to the mother of Garcia Lorenzothe prison authorities allege that they had not started counting the days of the hunger strike because he was not in an isolated place, justifying that they had not noticed that he was not eating food.
They will not do tests until Wednesday to find out her health status, the woman said. However, as he stated, “the minutes pass, the hours pass, the days pass and one minute counts for my son’s life,” he added.
“They are taking him to the limit and they are taking the family to the limit. What do you think? Hey? What do you think? What am I going to shut up about? “I’m not going to keep quiet,” he exclaimed.
García Lorenzo, about to serve four years in prison after having participated in the demonstrations of July 11, 2021, faces the negative to his conditional release and reduction of sentence.
Although in May 2022 was released For five days, he was returned to prison, to a work camp for inmates.
The family assured that their concern has increased because during his last hunger strike He was “beaten and subjected to inhumane conditions.”
He also urged the national and international community to exert pressure: “Andy’s life depends on the pressure we can exert together.”
