The military searched a house of human rights activist, after that they beat him up

Francisco Rangel Manzano is an administrator of the humanitarian project "Capitan Tondique" and on that day in the morning hours, his house was thoroughly searched. When he opened the door, several stout men belonging to the Boinas Negras (Black Berets) with rifles in their hands were already waiting in front of his house. The soldiers and police cars surrounded the house, preventing the access. Rangel Manzano asked for a copy of the search warrant and he was told he would get one at the police station. However, it never happened. He also asked several times the commander’s name, but he did not get any answer. They confiscated his books, money in CUP currency, materials for Cuba Decide campaign and Capitan Tondique project, photos of his friends, CDs, USB flash discs, dinnerware and all the fine receipts of human rights activists and Ladies in White. When the search was finished, they put Francisco Rangel Manzano in the patrol car while he was shouting: "Long live human rights!" The Boinas Negras beat him up. When they arrived to the police station, they put him in a dark cellar without having issued a detention record as required by the penal code. When Rangel Manzano saw how the officers were beating his wife, he started shouting and they beat him up again. Before being released, he was fined 3000 CUP for resistance and disobedience under the Decree Law 310. He was released at 5:30 pm.