Havana, Cuba. – The political expriceseer Tomás Ramos Rodríguez, known as El Tigre, considers that The most recent release of political prisoners in Cubain addition to “mediated”, it has been “very poor.”
So far, independent organizations such as Justice 11J have counted only 162 releases (plus nine people benefited by the measure that were already released) of the 553 announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba on January 14. According to this official agency, the measure surveys after negotiations with the Vatican to celebrate the 2025 Jubilee Year, although it coincided with the withdrawal of Cuba from the list of sponsoring states of terrorism prepared by the United States government.
El Tigre, who was imprisoned for three decades, demands from the Cuban regime the release of all detainees for political reasons, “both those who have been carrying little for many years, because they are imprisoned for the mere fact of asking freedom.”
“It’s time for Castro tyranny to release them all, they are there [en la cárcel] for pleasure. What do they want? What do they die in prison? No, communist gentlemen, already leave blackmail ”, The human rights activist also said.
Precisely, after Donald Trump announced the return of Cuba to the list of sponsoring states of terrorism, the release of the 553 people sanctioned for various crimes was paused by the Cuban regime.
“Cuba has always been a country promoter of terrorism: the War of Angola, the guerrilla groups of Latin America …”, says the interviewee.
The tiger also considers that political prisoners have always been a currency used by Havana. “The regime has always redeemed them, has negotiated them with the US government,” he said. “Political prisoners are not currency; They are human beings who fought and fight for the freedom of Cuba! ”He added.
The Tiger is 80 years old and was sent to the Isla de Pinos prison, today island of youth, with only 17 years, after being prosecuted for a lift attempt. He worked for the La Rosa Blanca organization, belonged to the Revolutionary Recovery Movement (MRR) and the National Liberation Army. He was sentenced to death twice: the first for the cause of the squaming (they did not shoot him because he was 17 years old) and the second when he landed in a quick boat in Santa Cruz del Norte.
