The victim was resting in his house porch when he was arrested by the police that hit him severely, causing him a head trauma that left him with sequelae and because of this, after a few days, it gave him dizziness in the bathroom of the prison and he suffered a fall for which he received 7 stitches. The victim was tried before a court without any proof for the crime of burglary. The police had linked him to a robbery that supposedly took place while he was traveling in a rental car and he was arrested on the road to the town of Aguas Claras, Eastern District of Gibara. His family says this is a setup as the victim has been previously repeatedly threatened and this is just the consequence of these threats because he is a member of the of Movimiento Cristiano de Liberación (M.C.L).
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Personal freedom
Personal security and integrity
Right not to be arbitrarily detained
Right to be informed of the reasons for one's detention, at the moment of detention, and to be noticed, without delay, of the accusations
Right of detainees and prisoners to be taken promptly before a judge or other officer authorized by law to exercise judicial functions
- Perpetrator
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Police
Prison system officers
Political police
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