Man detained and threatened for his friendship with an opposition activist



Yasmay was summoned to the police unit called Operations where they told him that due to his friendship with an opposition activist and political prisoner Yobel Sevila Martínez, he will suffer very bad consequences. Yasmay said that he could make friends with whoever he wanted to. It opened a very emotinal discussion which ended up with Yasmay's actual detention. The victim says that he was not taken to the prison cell and was just left in an isolated room. Three hours later during his release, he was threatened with reimprisonment, since he has been already several times put in jail for disrespect.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Personal freedom
Right not to be arbitrarily detained
Perpetrator
State security agents
Ministry of the Interior
KAUO/19