Human rights defender interrogated at the police station in Caimanera



Yusmel was summoned to the police station in Caimanera at 3:30 pm. When he arrived, he was interrogated by Major Yoanny Lafita who is the head of the State Security (DSE) in Caimanera and Captain Edwin Jefferson, also known as Kevin, who is the DSE head in Guantánamo. The officials told him that they would beat him up and put him to jail if he kept having his illegal meetings and kept following the project of the new constitution. He was given an official warning which he refused to sign. He left the police station at about 4 pm without any further concequences.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Personal freedom
Freedom of assembly
Right to seek, receive and impart information
Perpetrator
Police
State security agents
Political police
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