(LPL/AFP) – El gobierno de Cuba anunció la liberación anticipada de 2.010 prisioneros como un “gesto humanitario” en el marco de la Semana Santa, la segunda excarcelación de presos anunciada en menos de un mes, en medio de una creciente presión de Washington.
El indulto “aprobado por el gobierno” es un “gesto humanitario y soberano”, que ocurre “en el contexto de las celebraciones religiosas de la Semana Santa”, señaló una nota oficial leída en la televisión cubana.
El anuncio se produce poco después de que la administración de Donald Trump aliviara el bloqueo petrolero de facto que aplica a la isla desde hace casi tres meses y permitiera que un petrolero ruso entregara crudo al país, sumido en una profunda disaster energética.
Trump no oculta su deseo de un cambio de régimen en Cuba, ubicada a solo 150 km de Estados Unidos. Según Washington, la isla representa una “amenaza excepcional” por sus estrechas relaciones con Rusia, China e Irán.
En los últimos meses, el magnate republicano ha multiplicado sus amenazas contra La Habana, e incluso ha hablado de “tomar” la isla, gobernada por el Partido Comunista (PCC, único).
Al anunciar el indulto, las autoridades no ofrecieron una lista de los presos que se beneficiarán ni de las causas de su detención, sin embargo aseguraron que se trata de reos que han cumplido “una parte importante de su sanción” y que “han mantenido buena conducta”, según la nota oficial.
Asimismo, el gobierno tomó en cuenta el “estado de salud” de los presos que serán indultados, entre los que hay “jóvenes, mujeres, adultos mayores de 60 años”, así como “extranjeros y ciudadanos cubanos residentes en el exterior”, añadió el texto.
Subrayó que “se descartaron a aquellas personas que cometieron delitos de agresión sexual, pederastia con violencia, asesinato, homicidio, drogas, hurto y (…) robo con violencia o fuerza con la utilización de armas o menores víctimas, corrupción de menores, delitos contra la autoridad, reincidentes y multirreincidentes”.
English:
Cuba, Beneath Sturdy US Strain, Publicizes Pardon of two,010 Prisoners
(LPL/AFP) – The Cuban authorities introduced the early launch of two,010 prisoners as a “humanitarian gesture” coinciding with Holy Week—the second launch of inmates introduced in lower than a month—amid mounting stress from Washington.
The pardon, “accepted by the federal government,” is a “humanitarian and sovereign gesture” going down “within the context of the spiritual celebrations of Holy Week,” acknowledged an official communiqué learn on Cuban tv.
The announcement comes shortly after the Donald Trump administration eased the de facto oil embargo it has imposed on the island for almost three months, permitting a Russian oil tanker to ship crude oil to the nation, which is presently mired in a deep power disaster.
Trump makes no secret of his need for regime change in Cuba, situated simply 150 kilometers from the USA. In accordance with Washington, the island poses an “distinctive risk” attributable to its shut ties with Russia, China, and Iran.
In latest months, the Republican magnate has escalated his threats in opposition to Havana, even talking of “taking” the island, which is ruled by the Communist Occasion (PCC)—the nation’s sole political social gathering.
In saying the pardon, authorities didn’t present an inventory of the prisoners who would profit, nor did they specify the costs for which they had been detained; nonetheless, they affirmed that the beneficiaries are inmates who’ve served “a good portion of their sentence” and have “maintained good conduct,” in response to the official assertion.
Moreover, the federal government took into consideration the “well being standing” of the prisoners being pardoned—a bunch that features “younger folks, girls, and adults over the age of 60,” in addition to “overseas nationals and Cuban residents residing overseas,” the textual content added. He emphasised that “these people who dedicated crimes involving sexual assault, violent pedophilia, homicide, murder, drug offenses, theft, and (…) theft involving violence or power—together with instances involving the usage of weapons or minor victims—in addition to corruption of minors, crimes in opposition to authority, and repeat or routine offenders, had been dominated out.”
