The Use of the Cuban Political Prison System by Castroism.
Cuba’s political prison system has always had a revolving door. Some leave and others enter. Castillo and Otero Alcántara will, undoubtedly, be among those bargained for.
Castro-Communism continues with its sham trials. Cubans that took part, or are accused of taking part, in the 11th of July Popular Uprising (11J) have been showcased through the dictatorship’s kangaroo courts. The massive 11J protests, where hundreds of thousands of Cubans, in a spontaneous fashion, broke their silence and publicly demanded freedom and an end to Marxist-Leninist rule in over 72 localities across Cuba, continue to haunt the island’s rulers. The Castro regime has, throughout the years, employed various tools to exert pressure and procure concessions from the United States. Immigration has been one mode. The Cuban political prison system has been another.
Maykel Castillo, a Cuban rapper also known as Osorbo, and Luís Manuel Otero Alcántara, a performance visual artist, are currently the communist dictatorship’s most prized political prisoners. On Monday, May 30, ten months after being arrested for partaking in 11J, their cases were “heard.” Castillo is facing a ten-year sentence and Otero Alcántara, seven years. The rapper and songwriter (Castillo), as well as the visual artist (Otero Alcántara) have acquired international notoriety. This causes a panic attack within the Castro regime. It also raises their stock as negotiation pieces, according to Castro-Communism.
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