The International Committee to Free the Five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unjustly imprisoned in the United States is preparing to an international day of mobilization on Thursday to demand their release.
"Let's demand that U.S. President Barack Obama use his powers under the U.S. Constitution to end that colossal injustice," the committee said in a press release.
Gerardo Hernandez, Antonio Guerrero, Ramon Labañino, Fernando Gonzalez and Rene Gonzalez were arrested on September 12, 1998 and tried in Miami in 2001 for monitoring anti-Cuban terrorist groups based in Miami.
According to the press release, this day of mobilization will have two new elements, because on April 25, Washington asked a federal court in Miami to reject the habeas corpus petition filed by Gerardo Hernandez, who was sentenced to two life terms plus 15 years.
A similar habeas corpus petition was filed three days later by Antonio Guerrero, who was re-sentenced to 21 years and 10 months in prison.