Guantánamo citizen detained in Parque 24 and threatened with imprisonment



Rafael Dominguez Matos was summoned by local sector chief Yunier Suárez Sarmiento to the police station known as Parque 24. There he was threatened for not having a job. He was also warned that if he participated in a demonstration while the head of the state was present in the Guantánamo Province, he could be prosecuted for dangerousness. Dominguez Matos was detained for about 8 hours and he was released on the same day at 5 pm.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Personal freedom
Right not to be arbitrarily detained
Perpetrator
Police
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