News
Legislature in Buenos Aires in Favor of the Cuban Five
The Legislative body of Buenos Aires, Argentina, declared itself to be in favor of the cause of the Five Cuban anti-terrorism fighters incarcerated in the United States for ten years now.
Source
ACN
Date
The Legislative body of Buenos Aires, Argentina, declared itself to be in favor of the cause of the Five Cuban anti-terrorism fighters incarcerated in the United States for ten years now.
The members of this legislature expressed their concern about the violation of the human rights of Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labanino, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando Gonzalez and Rene Gonzalez arrested on September 12, 1998, and condemned after a rigged trial.
On the grounds for their initiative, based on reports by the Working Party on Arbitrary Detentions of the UN Human Rights Commission, parliamentarian Facundo Di Filippo specifies that The Five "were not allowed to contact their relatives, friends, and lawyers."
Di Filippo also highlights that holding the trial in Miami, where a large number of anti-Castro exiles live, was a blatant violation of the fifth and sixth amendments of the US Constitution, the Cuban Foreign Ministry's website reports.
Another aspect that also violated the human rights of The Five was that the Federal Court of Atlanta's 11th Circuit of Appeals was ignored. It had annulled their sentences due to the serious irregularities committed during the entire process, and had ordered a new trial.
Violations of the human rights of The Five continue to occur, since their wives, relatives and friends cannot visit them, because the government of George W. Bush has denied them entry visas, concludes the source.
The members of this legislature expressed their concern about the violation of the human rights of Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labanino, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando Gonzalez and Rene Gonzalez arrested on September 12, 1998, and condemned after a rigged trial.
On the grounds for their initiative, based on reports by the Working Party on Arbitrary Detentions of the UN Human Rights Commission, parliamentarian Facundo Di Filippo specifies that The Five "were not allowed to contact their relatives, friends, and lawyers."
Di Filippo also highlights that holding the trial in Miami, where a large number of anti-Castro exiles live, was a blatant violation of the fifth and sixth amendments of the US Constitution, the Cuban Foreign Ministry's website reports.
Another aspect that also violated the human rights of The Five was that the Federal Court of Atlanta's 11th Circuit of Appeals was ignored. It had annulled their sentences due to the serious irregularities committed during the entire process, and had ordered a new trial.
Violations of the human rights of The Five continue to occur, since their wives, relatives and friends cannot visit them, because the government of George W. Bush has denied them entry visas, concludes the source.