On July 15, 2021 Elizabeth Cintra Garcia was summoned to appear at the station of the National Revolutionary Police where she is accused of being one of the promoters of the protest of July 11, 2021. For this reason she was detained and sent to the criminal instruction in Caibarien. On July 19, 2021, the Placetas Municipal Prosecutor's Office imposed a precautionary measure of prison, for which she was sent to the Guajamal Penitentiary Center.
On August 23, 2021 she was released with an administrative sanction of 3000.00 cup (€120) for crimes of low dangerousness. The PNR is empowered to resolve these offenses without the need to go to the Courts of Justice.
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Personal freedom
Right to effective legal remedy
Freedom of opinion and expression
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
Right not to be discriminated for reasons of age, race, gender, sexual orientation or religion
Freedom of assembly
Freedom of association
- Perpetrator
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Ministry of the Interior
Police
State security agents
Collaborators
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