Dissidents Sentenced to Prison for Leaflets

june 1, 2011


More "reform" you can't believe in.

Please note that these four young Cubans were tried, convicted and sentenced within a few hours.

From Reuters:

Cuba dissidents sentenced to prison for leaflets

Four men who threw anti-government leaflets in Havana's Revolution Square were sentenced on Tuesday to up to five years in prison by a Cuban court, family members said.

Cuban dissidents decried the decision and said they should be considered political prisoners.

Three of the men -- Luis Enrique Labrador, 33, David Piloto, 40, and Walfrido Rodriguez, 42 -- received five-year sentences, and Yordanis Martinez, 23, was given three years after the court heard evidence they had committed "defiance" and "public disorder."

In January, they threw leaflets into the air in two locations in Havana, including the massive Revolution Square that sits in front of the main government offices and is the site of major parades and government rallies.

"They did not commit any criminal act, they didn't place bombs or attack anyone. They only protested for their ideals," said Vidiet Martinez, brother of one of the prisoners.