Yobel Sevila Martínez was traveling to Havana, when the bus was stopped by two Police agents. They asked him for his documents, then they ordered him to follow them and out of the bus they tried to confiscate his domestic air conditioner. They detained him for about 3 hours. After that, they released him without giving him any fine. He had to complete his trip in a bus that did not have any roof and he lost the transport that he had paid for.
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Personal freedom
Right to freedom of movement and transit
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
- Perpetrator
- Police
BRLC/214
