[NYTr] Upcoming Hearing a New Milestone in Cuban 5 Case
 
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 17:37:27 -0500 (CDT)


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Granma Daily - Aug 9, 2007
http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/english/news/art03.html

New Milestone in Cuban Five Case

By YURIEN PORTELLES

Cuban law professor Julio Fernandez Bulte said in Havana that the
upcoming hearing at the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals of Atlanta marks
a new milestone for the defense in the Cuban Five case.

Fernandez Bulte told Prensa Latina that the hearing scheduled for
August 20 represents another opportunity to present arguments showing
the five men were in the United States to thwart plots organized by
Miami based groups to commit terrorist acts against Cuba.

The attorney said he does not expect the hearing before the Appeals
Court to finally resolve the case of Gerardo Hernandez, Antonio
Guerrero, Ramon LabaC1ino, Fernando Gonzalez and Rene Gonzalez,
imprisoned in the US for nearly nine years. Nonetheless, Bulte said
that it represents a ray of hope for groups around the world working
for the freedom of the Cuban Five.

After a politically charged and irregularity-plagued trial in Miami in
2001, the Cuban Five received sentences ranging from 15 years in prison
to double life for their attempts to combat terrorism attacks against
their country.

Among the charges the defense will focus on are those of conspiracy to
commit murder and espionage for which Hernandez was sentenced to two
life sentences plus 15 years in prison, said Fernandez Bulte.

He said that the solidarity movement with the Cuban Five has been
successful in their campaign to expose the truth and that the hearing
in Atlanta is evidence that the United States feels the international
community is watching how they handle this case. However, he emphasized
that the moment has come to increase solidarity actions so that the
panel of judges in Atlanta is fully aware of the profound
responsibility they hold before world public opinion.

The Cuban law professor noted that the case is highly politicized with
powerful interests involved, especially those of the White House, and
that a major effort is needed to continue to expose the truth.

Fernandez Bulte also spoke about the importance of the recent article
in The New York Times on the Cuban Five case and an extensive BBC
interview with Gerardo Hernandez.

 
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