Man in Guantánamo detained with his purchase on the street and accused of hoarding



Yoennis López Savon was intersected by the sector police chief of the zone Center, when he was bringing home a bag with basic food and products. The official asked for a purchase receipt and when he saw that it matched correctly, he accused him of hoarding. López Savon replied that he was not any street vendor, it was just for his children a family and they were dictators from his point of view. After that he was handcuffed and taken to the police unit Parque 24 where he was kept detained for 3 hours. He was warned and threatened that he committed the same crime again, he would be prosecuted for disobedience.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Personal freedom
Right not to be arbitrarily detained
Perpetrator
Police
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