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FACING THE U.S. INTERESTS SECTION
Rallies for truth and justice
IN
the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision not to
review the case of the Five, sectors of Cuban
society have begun to voice in rallies their demands
for justice and freedom for the anti-terrorists
incarcerated in that country.
From
the Flag Memorial in the José Martí Anti-Imperialist
Tribunal, facing the U.S. Interests Section in
Havana, in speeches and improvised décimas,
pioneers, students and young workers have repudiated
the double standards of the empire in punishing
innocents and protecting terrorists like Luis Posada
Carriles, and are demanding that President Obama
move to release the Five now.
Ian
Fabian, a young student from New York at the
Latin-American School of Medicine here, asked the
U.S. leader to study the case and also the history
of Cuba, to set aside lies and clichés and added
that, in the 10 months that he has been on the
island, he has learned the virtues of this people,
who harbor no hatred or resentments against U.S.
citizens.
“Do
not allow yourself to become a hostage of the old
anti-Cuban politics, play your part in the only
worthy way possible,” was the message to Obama from
Ibis Juanes, member of the National Bureau of the
Union of Young Communists, who perceived the Supreme
Court refusal as derisive of truth and justice.
Juanes took up a Statement of Cuban Youth published
in the national press to affirm that, far from
halting, the battle for the return of these men to
their homeland will multiply, and calling on
organizations, associations and young people of good
will all over the world to join the struggle.
Ricardo Alarcón and Pedro Sáez, members of the
Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the
Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and Jorge Martí and
Elba Rosa Pérez, heads of the International and
Science Departments of the PCC Central Committee,
headed the rally of thousands of demonstrators. With
them was Julio Martínez, first secretary pf the
Union of Young Communists, principal leaders of the
youth, student and pioneer organizations, as well as
family members of the Five and of the victims of 50
years of terrorism against Cuba.
The
symbolic Flag Memorial was likewise the scenario of
a rally of Cuban women. “We shall continue this
battle for those who, despite the passing of the
years, are keeping alive the hope of reunion; we
shall fight untiringly to confront this crime
against tenderness and love, a crime against this
most human of rights: happiness,” affirmed jurist
Ivonne Pérez.
“By
rejecting this case, the Court has ignored the
demand of humanity and its obligation to see that
justice is done,” the lawyer stated.
Also present at the event were Ricardo Alarcón,
member of the Political Bureau; Yolanda Ferrer,
general secretary of the Federation of Cuban Women
(FMC) and member of the Council of State; Asela de
los Santos, a combatant in the Revolution and a
founder member of the FMC; Brigade General and
Heroine of the Republic of Cuba Delsa (Teté) Esther
Puebla; and family members of the Five.
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