Frente de Accion Civica Orlando Zapata Tamayo activist detained for 48 hours



He was arrested by agents of the State Security and the National Police in the vicinity of the home of Hugo Damián Prieto Blanco in La Lisa municipality where a protest took place. He was taken to the police unit of The Lisa where he remained for more than 12 hours. He has been threatened on several occasions to be trialed on the alleged crimes of contempt and arrest resistance.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Personal security and integrity
Freedom of assembly
Right not to be arbitrarily detained
Right to be informed of the reasons for one's detention, at the moment of detention, and to be noticed, without delay, of the accusations
Right of detainees and prisoners to be taken promptly before a judge or other officer authorized by law to exercise judicial functions
Perpetrator
Police
State security agents
BSDC/93