The activist Henry Guzman Couto was heading to the province of Santiago de Cuba to the Catholic church in the Sanctuary of Cobre in order to attend Mass to ask for the release of political prisoners and the end of police repression. At 6 am, in the Camilo Cienfuegos Avenue between Santa Rita and San Gregorio, he was arrested by officers of the State Security known as Indingari and Raul and a patrol car number 631. Then, he was taken to the Unit of Crimes against State Security and he was released after 6 hours in Imia, a town situated 80 km from Guantanamo.
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Right to freedom of movement and transit
Right not to be arbitrarily detained
- Perpetrator
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Police
State security agents
Political police
ACRU/66
