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The
U.S. Government responsible for the health and
physical integrity of Gerardo Hernández Nordelo
 Since
Wednesday, 21st of July, Gerardo Hernández Nordelo
has been in "the hole" again; this time in
conditions so harsh that his health and physical
integrity are being seriously affected.
 He
is locked in a minimum-space punishment cell with no
ventilation that he shares with another prisoner,
withstanding temperatures above 100°F, with no
contact permitted with the outside world.
In this action
against our comrade took part FBI officials that
made it clear that Gerardo is confined by a decision
of that agency.
Throughout the
long process against the Five Cubans, US Federal
authorities have employed similar methods to impede
their defense and obstruct justice. On the eve of
each of their appeals, our comrades were isolated in
"the hole" to make it impossible to communicate with
their attorneys. History is now repeating itself
when Gerardo has filed a habeas corpus, the last
legal resource remaining to him in the U.S. system
that unjustly convicted him and imposed the barbaric
sentence of two life terms plus 15 years in prison.
For the twelve years since his arrest, the U.S.
authorities have banned his wife, Adriana Perez
Oconor, from visiting him.
Gerardo has
maintained his indomitable courage, his unyielding
will, his optimism and his belief in victory. He is
a young man, just turned 45, but twelve years of
imprisonment in conditions of extreme cruelty have
begun to seriously affect his health. He suffers
various ailments that are not addressed, causing
deep concern.
Since April
Gerardo had been trying, unsuccessfully, to be seen
by a prison doctor. This did not happen until
Tuesday, July 20, when he was diagnosed with two
serious problems and the need for additional exams
was determined. But the next day Gerardo was not
sent to the hospital, but instead was locked in a
brutal punishment cell. Since then he has not seen
the doctor nor received any sort of treatment.
This situation
must cease immediately.
We hold the U.S.
Government responsible for the health and physical
integrity of Gerardo Hernández Nordelo.
Let us, one and
all, raise our voices to save Gerardo, a hero, an
innocent who deserves to live in freedom.
National
Assembly of the People’s Power of the Republic of
Cuba.
August 1st 2010
Translated by Granma International
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Ramón Labañino
spends his birthday in the "hole"
RAMÓN Labañino, one of the five
Cuban anti-terrorist fighters imprisoned in the
United States, celebrated his 47th birthday
yesterday (June 9) but remained in an isolation cell
where he has been confined since last April 27.
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The only solution to the case of the
Five
is their release
ON leaving the courthouse in Miami, William Norris
stated that “although it is not what we wanted, we
are to an extent satisfied,” given the reduction in
the sentence handed down to Ramón Labañino Salazar,
one of the five Cuban anti-terrorists unjustly
incarcerated in the United States for more than 11
years.
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The U.S.
administration was forced to recognize that we did
not endanger national security
MIAMI.— The re-sentencing proceedings for three
of the five Cuban anti-terrorists concluded
yesterday after a hearing in the Federal Court of
this southern Florida city. Ramón Labañino Salazar
was handed down a new prison term of 30 years and
Fernando González Llort was sentenced to 17 years
plus nine months.
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