MIAMI, United States. — Relatives of Cuban political prisoners denied official spokesman Humberto López, who published a video on social networks about his most recent tour of a prison in the Havana town of San Francisco de Paula.
The lawyer and Cuban television journalist wanted the audience to see that the island’s prisons, more than penitentiary centers, resemble schools in the countryside that stand out for their hygiene and good conditions. However, the relatives and people close to the inmates themselves denied López in the last installment of the podcast the damned.
Poor nutrition and hygiene, poor medical care and irregularities with family visits were just some of the elements that were addressed in the testimonies collected by CubaNet.
The presenter Maite Luna recalled that the violation in Cuba of calls Mandela Ruleswhich prohibit torture and any other form of mistreatment, the reduction of food and water to the inmate, as well as the use of coercive means that are, by their nature, degrading or painful, such as chains or shackles.
Pressure from State Security
Relatives of political prisoner Andy García, a protester on July 11, 2021 (11J) in Villa Clara, emphasized the pressure from prison authorities and State Security within the island’s prisons, where there are numerous threats against inmates.
This Tuesday, Bárbara Farrat Guillén, mother of Jonathan Torres Farrat, another young 11J protester imprisoned since last year, denied the reports released by López.
“The Humberto López thing, more than a clowning, is a way of making fun of us relatives,” Farrat told CubaNet after seeing the images released by the spokesman.
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