Baracoa citizen detained and accused of thefts



On 10 January 2020, Sergio was on his way home, when suddenly a sector police chief in Jamal, Captain Midelsys Duran Campo, accompanied by his colaborator, stopped him and took him by force to the police unit in Jamal.There he was accused of thefts which had occured at the end of 2019. However, Sergio explained that from middle December, he was in Santiago de Cuba at the house of his father. This was testified also by Sergio's wife who came to the police station. Sergio was given an official written warning and his peddler licence was suspended.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Personal freedom
Right not to be arbitrarily detained
Economic and Social Rights
Right to work
Perpetrator
Police
Collaborators
JKOI/75