The start of one month in the Dominican Republic for the release of five Cubans convicted in the United States 14 years ago was highlighted on the everydays events of the week.
The Dominican Campaign of Solidarity with Cuba delivered last September 12 in the U.S. embassy here a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama, in which it requested the pardon of the fighters.
We requested you to stipulate, through amnesty, freedom of Gerardo Hernandez, Fernando Gonzalez, Ramon Labañino, Antonio Guerrero and René González to restore the sense of justice, the statement said.
Remember that Cuba has been the victim of a policy of aggression by the United States from the beginning of the Revolution in 1959, and that numerous actions against the Caribbean Island have been sponsored from the U.S. territory.
In response, the document states, the Greatest Antilles has had to defend itself and infiltrate terrorist groups operating openly in Miami and other U.S. cities.
In this work the Five were working, well known like this worldwide when they were arrested on September 12, 1998 and sentenced to penalties of up to two life sentences plus 15 years in prison, emphasizes communication.
The letter also refers to the situation of Rene Gonzalez, who was imprisoned until October 7, 2011, and now has three years of supervised release on U.S. soil.
His personal safety, said the document, is threatened more in the streets of America than behind the ignominious bars.
A day later, Mirta Rodriguez, mother of Antonio Guerrero, participated in a Mass offered in the Church Las Mercedes in the capital for the freedom of the Cuban Five.
The 80-year,old woman said , addressing to the auditorium, that they need the of all to break the wall of silence on the case so they can return to Cuba with his family and friends.
Do not be afraid to support this cause, the fight against terrorism is to defend humanity and find the peace that the world so desperately needs, she urged.