Fredi Beirut Matos, 64, and his daughter, Katia Beirut Rodríguez, 36, were sentenced to 20 years in prison for their participation in popular protests in La Güinera (Havana province), last july 12, as Mileidis Navarro, a relative of both, reported on Facebook.
“The biggest crime is that they witnessed how the police killed Diubis Laurencio Tejeda. Unarmed black man from a marginalized neighborhood who was shot. The military prosecution says it was in self-defense. The videos of his death show that the only thing he had in his hand was a cell phone. Fredi and Katia were direct witnesses and they are paying it, “reported journalist Claudia Padrón Cueto on social media.
Cueto added that Katia Beirut Rodríguez’s husband “is also detained and awaiting sentence. Their young son may be left alone. Katia’s brother is also detained and with a prosecution request for over 20 years. A family destroyed by the dictatorship that Cuba governs. One, of thousands of families. In Cuba for decades there has been no happy or prosperous Christmas, but this is the worst. “
In a video that has also circulated on the networks, the statements of Emilio Román, also from La Güinera and who has three of his children detained, are heard
In a video that has also circulated in networks, the statements of Emilio Román, also from La Güinera and who have three of his children arrested since the protests: the young Emiyoslan Román, 18 years old and Yosney Emilio, 25 years old, in addition to the young Mackyanis, 24 years old. .
The manifestation in La Güinera, which began around four in the afternoon on Monday the 12th, was a replica of the popular protests that shocked the entire country the day before.
Laurencio Tejeda was the only one who died in the massive protests recognized by the regime. The official version states that the victim died during a confrontation between protesters and security forces. In addition, “several citizens were arrested” and others “suffered injuries,” including “law enforcement officials,” the Interior Ministry reported.
According to the authorities, the protesters “disturbed order and tried to head towards the National Revolutionary Police Station” in La Güinera, “with the aim of attacking their troops and damaging the facility.” It is noted in the story that the protesters were calling out insults against the country’s leaders and clamoring for a foreign invasion.
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