The victim was waiting in the bus terminal for a bus which should have taken him to Holguín. He was planning to meet there with human rights defensor Marlon Martorell Quiñones. As he was waiting, he was detained by secret police in collaboration with public order police. When they handcuffed him, he started screaming. He was put into the patrol car by force and taken to the police station generally known as El Anillo. When they got to there, they let him in the office with a policeman without asking any questions. Several hours later, he was told he could leave the station. When he was leaving the office, he was told that there was nobody to complain about it, because they were the true masters of the country.
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Freedom of assembly
Right to freedom of movement and transit
Right not to be arbitrarily detained
- Perpetrator
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Police
Political police
JVCO/49