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Monday, November 21, 2005

Rafter caught and returned four times to Cuba

Rafter caught and returned four times to Cuba

HAVANA, November 16 (Amarilis C. Rey, Cuba Verdad / www.cubanet.org) - Cuban authorities have fined rafter Jesús Hernández Matamoros 1,500 pesos - the equivalent of about nine months salary - after he was caught and returned to the island for the fourth time.

Hernández Matamoros, 33, said he was summoned by State Security officials August 16 and questioned for four hours about his frustrated attempts to reach the United States.

Hernández Matamoros works at the José Martí International Aiurport, but he was demoted from his job as a specialized equipment operator.

http://www.cubanet.org/CNews/y05/nov05/21e5.htm

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