Man from Guantánamo summoned and threatened for sharing his opinion on coronavirus and governmental aid



Oscar Rodríguez Alcantara was summoned by the State Security (DSE) instructor Diosnory Pelegrin to the unit known as Operations. When he arrived, he was received by that official along with her DSE colleague known as Víctor Víctor. They started asking questions about a video where Oscar presented his opinion on governmental aid and support during the pandemic of coronavirus. He was asked whether the video was prepared by an activist Niober García Fournier, where he made it and who helped him. After having been interrogated for approximately two hours, he was told that if he made another denigrating video targeting the Cuban government and the measures taken to fight the pandemic, he would be prosecuted under the Decree 370. This decree is often used to fine independent journalists or any citizen who uses social media in order to complaint about the situation in the country.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Personal freedom
Freedom of opinion and expression
Right to seek, receive and impart information
Perpetrator
State security agents
Political police
NIAC/27