The Moscow branch of the Russian Veterans Association of the October Crisis of 1962 today urged U.S. veterans to demand the release of four Cuban antiterrorist fighters unjustly convicted in that country.
In a message addressed to William Zain, chief commander of the organization of Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, the Russian internationalists demanded the release of Ramón Labañino, Fernando Gonzalez, Antonio Guerrero and Gerardo Hernandez.
The text indicates that these antiterrorists were arrested 15 years ago for monitoring the groups planning violent actions against their country, organized in the United States.
The document explains that Rene Gonzalez is already in Cuba after 13 years in prison, another period of supervised release and having renounced to U.S. citizenship, requirement of the judge in charge of the case.
The message notes that the Five, as they are known worldwide, warned of various sabotage plans and attacks, benefiting even the United States, whose leaders call themselves authorities in the fight against terrorism.
Paradoxically, adds the text delivered to Prensa Latina, a Miami court convicted these true heroes to absurd sentences of imprisonment from 15 years to double life imprisonment plus 15 years.
Muscovites veterans warn that the case is complicated because the U.S. leaders put pressure on the media to silence everything related to this case as well as other issues related to Cuba such as the economic, commercial and financial blockade.
By contrast, emphasizes the text, in the United States enjoy full freedom and get government protection well/known criminals such as Luis Posada Carriles, major responsible for blowing a Cuban airliner with 73 passengers on board in October 6, 1976.
Muscovites fighters mobilized to Cuba in 1962 when a U.S. military invasion seemed imminent, emphasized that their claim has the support of colleagues from other regions of the Federation.
They are members of veterans organizations in the province of Moscow, Risia, Arkhangelsk, Bryansk, Vladimir, Volgograd, Voronezh, Ekaterinburg, Irkutsk, Kazan, Kaliningrad, Mordova; Nizhegorod, Penza, Rostov, Ryazan, Samara, Saratov, St. Petersburg, Smolensk, Khakassia and Yaroslavl.
In the document signed by Major General Mikhail Makaruk, head of the Moscow branch, and secretary, Guiorgui Petrov, it is noted that a copy was also sent to the U.S. ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul.