Lady in White detained for two hours on the street



A Lady in White, Lázara Rodríguez Roteta, left her house in order to attend a Mass. She barely walked few metres, when a political police officer Rolando Casanova approched her and told her that she could not continued and was detained. He orderded her to get on his Suzuki motorcycle. Lázara refused and wanted him to call a patrol car instead. Rolando Casanova kept her on that place for about two hours. At 1:10 pm, he told Lázara to go wherever she wants to and left.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Right to freedom of movement and transit
Right not to be arbitrarily detained
Perpetrator
Political police
QCLL/106