[NYTr] World Applauds Cuban 5 Defense
 
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 18:37:17 -0500 (CDT)


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World Applauds Cuban 5 Defense 

Havana, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) The performance of the Cuban Five
defense team is still receiving Tuesday recognition by members from the
international jurists' community, after the hearing held at the US
Court of Appeals in Atlanta.

On August 20, lawyers of Fernando Gonzalez, Antonio Guerrero, Rene
Gonzalez, Ramon Labanino and Gerardo Hernandez refuted several aspects
of the trial that condemned them to harsh sentences ranging from 15
years to double life imprisonment.

The Cuban Five, as they are universally known, were detained on
September 12, 1998 and subdued to a politicized trial in Miami
concluded in 2001 with excessive and arbitrary sentences for monitoring
terrorist groups responsible for violent actions against Cuba.

Their defenders centered on three topics: the accusation of conspiracy
to murder against Gerardo Hernandez, that of espionage against Gerardo,
Antonio and Ramon and the evident bad behavior by the US attorney.

About this issue, the Cuban Parliament President Ricardo Alarcon
considered that the arbitrariness by the Attorney's office in the Cuban
Five case was sufficient to annul the trial and sentences.

Among jurists who support the case is Paolo Lins, president of the
International Lawyers Union of Toronto, Canada, who said the defense
team's labor will have deep impact, while Fabio Marcelli, general
secretary of the Roma Lawyers Union, said it was realized as it should
have been.

Norman Paech, member of the German parliament, Paul Bekaert, member of
the Belgium Human Rights League and Chilean jurist Juan Guzman
coincided in the defense's claim of arbitrariness.

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