Freed dissidents may leave Cuba
Friday, July 2, 2004
HAVANA, CUBA (UPI): The six dissidents who
were released from Cuba's prisons for health reasons last week say they are
considering seeking asylum in other countries.
In a report from its Havana bureau, the South Florida Sun Sentinel said they
are happy to be home with their families, but the joy is tainted by the
knowledge they could be sent back to prison.
Carmlelo Diaz Fernandez, 67, an independent journalist said he is one of those
who will definitely seek asylum abroad. "I
can't have an active political life because I could be taken back to prison.
With those conditions I can't live," he said.
Seventy-five dissidents were sentenced in April 2003 on charges of
collaborating with the United States to overthrow Cuban President Fidel
Castro. Some of the dissidents said the Castro regime released the six because
it wanted to avoid criticism if the conditions those prisoners who are ill
continue to worsen. Havana has denied charges
that the dissidents were suffering from poor prison conditions and poor
medical care.
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