Cuban dissident faces an ultimatum

Cuban dissident faces an ultimatum

Prima News, Russia, January 27, 2006.

CUBA, Havana. (Our cor.). Juan Carlos González Leiva's rejection of an
ultimatum from Communist party officials and political police could lead
to new repression against him. It has been demanded that the blind
dissident lawyer and leader of the Cuban Foundation for Human Rights go
into exile from Cuba or stop his opposition activity.

"I refuse to leave the country because of threats and blackmail. My
intent is to continue peaceful activity for Cuba's transition to the
rule-of-law state," the opposition leader told PRIMA-News.

For a week, between January 12 and 19, paramilitary brigades took turns
outside Juan Carlos González Leiva's house to stage "repudio" acts. From
morning till night, the pro-government elements, armed with
loudspeakers, were shouting death threats, slanderous accusations, and
praising the ruling regime. The telephone was also cut off at his home
at that time. González Leiva treats such incidents as psychological
pressure.

In March 2002, Juan Carlos was sentenced to four years in prison for his
opposition activity. Having served two years and two months in Holguin
prison, he was paroled to spend the remaining time under house arrest.

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