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Report and call to action on the show trial of Cuban dissidents José Daniel Ferrer García, Fernando González Vailant, José Pupo Chaveco & Roilán Zárraga
On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, according to press accounts, José Daniel Ferrer García, along with fellow dissidents Fernando González Vailant, José Pupo Chaveco and Roilán Zárraga were subjected to the start of a political show trial by the Castro dictatorship that has been slandering and libeling them over social media for months. The judiciary in Cuba is not independent, the process does not accord with international standards, and a fair trial is not expected. Political police have surrounded the trial location to bar those sympathetic to the UNPACU activists from attending.
Jose Daniel Ferrer García was arrested on October 1, 2019 along with the other dissidents. Below is the latest Urgent Action from Amnesty International expressing their well founded concern that the trial is unfair. This is followed by a Reuters report by Sarah Marsh that lays out an analysis of the issues surrounding the case, and the international context. Finally, video footage of a EPlenary session in the European Parliament on Ferrer García's plight is embedded at the end of the CubaBrief.
Amnesty International, February 25, 2020
Third UA: 134/19 AMR 25/1869/2020 Cuba Date: 25 February 2020
URGENT ACTION
CUBAN OPPOSITION LEADER AT RISK OF UNFAIR TRIAL
José Daniel Ferrer García, Cuban opposition leader and former Amnesty International prisoner of conscience, has been in detention since October 1, 2019. According to his family, his trial is scheduled for February 26, 2020, however, his family was only informed of this on February 20, 2020. His family also reports that two defense witnesses were allegedly harassed by security agents, days before the trial. Amnesty International has documented for decades government control over the judiciary. Mass mobilization is needed to ensure that the Cuban authorities allow independent monitoring of his trial to ensure that it is fair.
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