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LUANDA, October 1.— Numerous demonstrations of support and
solidarity were received on Monday in Angola by relatives of
three of the Cuban Five, the anti-terrorists unjustly
imprisoned in the United States. The visit is the first stop
on a tour that also includes South Africa and Namibia.
Prensa Latina reported that during their visit, speakers
recalled various instances when René González, Fernando
González and Gerardo Hernández, as internationalist
combatants, participated in helping the Angolan, Namibian
and South African nations to win and maintain their
sovereignty.
For
that reason, the Angolan governing party, the Movement for
the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), its youth division (JMPLA),
the Angolan League of Friendship and Solidarity with the
Peoples (LAASP) and the Cuba-Angola Friendship Association
presented them with Certificates of Merit.
Representatives of the Angolan National Assembly, the
Angolan Women’s Organization, the Methodist Church of Angola
and the Association of Cadets who attended and graduated
from school in Cuba joined in with expressions of solidarity
for Magali Llort, mother of Fernando; Adriana Pérez, wife of
Gerardo; and Irma González, René’s oldest daughter,
throughout their visit.
In
South Africa, the Sunday Independent newspaper
dedicated an entire page to the case of Ramón, René,
Gerardo, Fernando and Antonio, something unprecedented in
that country’s media.
And
in Rome, Italy, a seminar was organized in that country’s
Chamber of Deputies, where Fabio Marcelli, deputy secretary
of the International Association of Democratic Jurists,
explained the unjustified limitations on defense rights in
the case of the Five, and the violation of their right to
due process, protected by the Eighth Amendment of the U.S.
Constitution.
All
of these activities are part of the International Campaign
in Solidarity with the Cuban Five and the fight against
terrorism, which is taking place in 115 countries, where 315
committees are fighting for their freedom. (SE)
Translated by Granma International
Granma
02-10-2007 |
