The U.S. position with five Cuban prisoners in its jails for nearly 12 years represents a policy sponsored by the terrorism, said President of the Cuban Parliament, Ricardo Alarcón. By intervening in the proceedings of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of National Assembly of the People’s Power, the leader called to do more and more to secure the release of Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labañino, Fernando Gonzalez, Antonio Guerrero and Rene Gonzalez.
Alarcón criticized the silence and the handling of the great media about the case of Five, as they are known internationally, Cubans arrested on September 12, 1998.

Alarcón gave some examples of his recent visit to Europe talked about the five antiterrorists in all his meetings with the press, and they never published anything concerning the case.

In order to counteract this situation, he suggested, we must use the alternative means of communication To counter this situation, recommended, we must use alternative means of communication, the opportunities offered by the new information technologies as well as the exchange between people.

Cuban Parliament President reiterated the complaint against the Washington administration for Gerardo’s health, who is suffering from physical problems and suffer punishment in the hole without making indiscipline.

Such a regime equivalent to the physical and psychological torture, Alarcón stressed after elaborate on the conditions of confinement where temperatures exceed 35 degrees Celsius and the space is two meters long by one wide.

He recalled that Gerardo has apparently, according to the doctor who examined him July 20 after a request from several months ago, problems with a bacteria circulating among the prison population and hypertension.

He said that to continue this situation, the Cuban Parliament issued a declaration condemning the start of the plenary session next Sunday.

Defending the Five is not a merit; represent an obligation of all Cubans, sentenced after saying it would be great to celebrate the next anniversary of the Revolution with the freedom of the antiterrorists in this country.

Gerardo's wife, Adriana Perez along with that of Rene, Olga Salanueva, invited to the debates of that committee, welcomed the actions for the release of their spouses and other partners.

We still have much to do in order to enjoy the desired freedom, do not expect a specific day to act, refine more of our work, said Adriana, deprived of seeing her husband for the repeated U.S. refusal to grant travel visa.

It is time that the Five are at home with their loved ones, he said.

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