published : 25 Jul 2021 at 07:45
1 Independent observers and activists say at least 600 people were arrested in Cuba for protesting, many of whom remain behind bars
HAVANA - About 60 Cubans have been prosecuted so far for participating in unprecedented demonstrations against the government earlier this month, a senior official said Saturday.
The cases were over minor charges, and the total number of people detained has not been released amid complaints from relatives seeking information about loved ones. Until yesterday, 19 judicial processes had reached the municipal courts of the country cases involving 59 people accused of committing alleged crimes (during) these disturbances, Ruben Remigio Ferro, president of the Supreme Court, told reporters.
Nearly 60 people have been prosecuted in relation to unprecedented anti-government protests that broke out in Cuba earlier this month, a senior Cuban official has said, vowing that due process was being followed amid international criticism.
The cases were over minor charges, and the total number of people detained has not been released amid complaints from relatives seeking information about loved ones.
“Until yesterday, 19 judicial processes had reached the municipal courts of the country – cases involving 59 people accused of committing alleged crimes (during) these disturbances,” Ruben Remigio Ferro, president of the Supreme Court, told reporters on Saturday.
Thousands of Cubans took to the streets in several locations, including the capital Havana, on July 11 and 12 to demand government action amid an economic crisis and food shortages made worse by the coronavirus pandemic.
60 Cubans Prosecuted So Far Over Protests: Official
07/24/21 AT 8:14 PM
About 60 Cubans have been prosecuted so far for participating in unprecedented demonstrations against the government earlier this month, a senior official said Saturday.
The cases were over minor charges, and the total number of people detained has not been released amid complaints from relatives seeking information about loved ones. Until yesterday, 19 judicial processes had reached the municipal courts of the country cases involving 59 people accused of committing alleged crimes (during) these disturbances, Ruben Remigio Ferro, president of the Supreme Court, told reporters.
On July 11 and 12, thousands of Cubans took to the streets, shouting Freedom, Down with the dictatorship and We re hungry in the biggest protests since the revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power in 1959.
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