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

Regla Burunate Gómez lives together with her daughter, grandson, son-in-law and her husband. On that day in the morning hours, their house was thoroughly searched. When the family 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. When the search was finished, they put Francisco Rangel Manzano, Regla Burunate's husband, in the patrol car while he was shouting: "Long live human rights!" Regla joined him and it was used against her. When the police car came, the uniformed women shoved her inside, covering her mouth. When they were all in the car, a women from the Boinas Negras started beating her, using offensive language while she was verbally supported by the police officer who was driving the car. When they arrived to the police station, they threw Regla down on the floor and the military women started beating her and covered her eyes, nose and mouth trying to smother her. While being treated like this, Regla defecated. When her husband, who had been already kept there, saw what they were doing with his wife, he started yelling and the soldiers started beating him again. Regla was then kept in the same cell as her daughter. They were both under constant watch of the military women who were threatening them to beat them if they started complaining. Before being released, Regla was fined 3000 CUP under the Decree Law 310. At 4 pm she was released.