The U.S.: A Terrorist Government That Imprisons Anti-Terrorists

Published in Juventud Rebelde
(Cuba) on 2008-05-24
by Dora Pérez Sáez (link to originallink to original)
Translated from by Ashley Bell. Edited by .
Who could doubt the misconduct of an administration that, while it makes thousands of North Americans and hundreds of thousands of citizens of other countries die in the name of a supposed war against terrorism, continues giving help to Luis Posada Carriles, fugitive from Venezuelan justice, and favoring its closest partner, Santiago Alvarez?

Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada, president of the National Assembly of People’s Power, repeated the denunciation at the close of the fourth meeting of International Justice and Law, which was concluded this Friday in the capital.

Alardon remembered that, in the course of the week, a denunciation was made by the Cuban Foreign Ministry concerning a series of violations, on the part of the diplomatic representation of the United States in Habana, of the conventions that regulate the functioning of diplomatic and consulate missions, of other norms of international law, and of North American and Cuban laws.

“By means of this diplomatic seat money was arriving to people within our country that the North American government is trying to organize to manufacture an internal opposition in the island."

“The Republic of Cuba has summoned the United States administration to respond how it is possible that its diplomats here had channeled financial resources coming from a citizen who was serving prison time in that country for the offense of terrorism.”

Alarcón explained that the American Interests Office used these individuals so that they served as witnesses who favored Santiago Alvarez--condemned by a United States court after he occupied a big cache of weapons--and justified a reduction of the sentence that they imposed upon him.

“These events constitute eloquent proof of the reasons attending the conduct of the five Cubans fighting against terrorism, that now are serving unjust condemnations in North American prisons.

“How could Cuba stop exercising its sacred right to defense, to the saving of the lives of our citizens in the face of terrorism? These companions had to do what they did.”

In the fourth Meeting of International Justice and Law more than 400 delegates from 26 countries participated. At the same meeting in attendance were Maria Esther Reus, minister of Justice: Ruben Remigio Ferro, president of the Supreme People’s Court, and Arnel Medina, president of the International Union of Lawyers of Cuba.


¿Quién puede dudar de la conducta dolosa de una administración, que mientras hace morir a miles de norteamericanos y a centenares de miles de ciudadanos de otros países en nombre de una supuesta guerra contra el terrorismo, sigue dándole amparo a Luis Posada Carriles, prófugo de la justicia venezolana, y favoreciendo a su socio mas íntimo, Santiago Álvarez?

La denuncia la reiteró Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada, presidente de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular, en la clausura del IV Encuentro Internacional Justicia y Derecho, que concluyó este viernes en la capital.

Alarcón recordó que en el transcurso de la semana se produjo una denuncia de la cancillería cubana acerca de una serie de violaciones, por parte de la representación diplomática de Estados Unidos en La Habana, de las convenciones que rigen el funcionamiento de las misiones diplomáticas y consulares, de otras normas del derecho internacional, y de las leyes norteamericanas y cubanas.

«A través de esa sede diplomática se hacía llegar dinero a personas dentro de nuestro país, que el gobierno norteamericano trata de organizar para fabricar una oposición interna en la Isla.

«La República de Cuba ha emplazado a la administración estadounidense a que responda cómo es posible que sus diplomáticos aquí hubieran canalizado recursos financieros provenientes de un ciudadano que está cumpliendo prisión en ese país por el delito de terrorismo».

Alarcón explicó que la Oficina de Intereses norteamericana usó a esos individuos para que sirviesen como testigos que favorecieran a Santiago Álvarez —condenado por un tribunal estadounidense después que se le ocupara un gran alijo de armas— y justificaran una reducción de la sentencia que se le impuso.

«Esos acontecimientos constituyen pruebas elocuentes de las razones que asisten a la actuación de los cinco cubanos luchadores contra el terrorismo, que hoy cumplen injustas condenas en cárceles norteamericanas.

«¿Cómo podía Cuba dejar de ejercer el derecho sagrado a la defensa, a la salvaguarda de las vidas de nuestros ciudadanos frente al terrorismo? Había que hacer lo que hicieron esos compañeros».

En el IV Encuentro Internacional Justicia y Derecho participaron alrededor de 400 delegados de 26 países. Al mismo asistieron María Esther Reus, ministra de Justicia; Rubén Remigio Ferro, presidente del Tribunal Supremo Popular, y Arnel Medina, presidente de la Unión Nacional de Juristas de Cuba
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