S.O.S. Imminent Transfer: Am I more dangerous than the murderers? By Angel Santiesteban The Children Nobody Wanted July 24, 2014
In the most total secrecy, State Security is preparing my transfer to a military unit of border guards.
In the last few days, a rumor started that now has become plausible, inasmuch as the prison authorities are waiting for my transfer in order to bring me to a Minister or a Vice-Minister of Construction who keeps convicts for “diversion of resources,” and in no way can they clash with me, fearing that I will get information from them and later divulge it in my blog.
After a prisoner escaped and managed to reach Miami, State Security ordered that the surveillance on me be strengthened, so they set up a 24-hour command post and kept every movement that I make inside the settlement under supervision.
A few minutes ago, they just ordered a welding of some bars to secure the place where they’re taking me, and the bars have to be placed in the frontier-guard unit before morning.
Evidently, they will keep me more guarded and isolated there. Another chapter begins in this journey of injustice, for my dangerous crime of thinking differently.
I reaffirm that I am stronger than the first day of imprisonment. It’s an honor that they commit these extremes against me — for exercising the craft of thinking and expressing my opposition to the dictatorial regime that has suppressed our country for more than a half-century — while they accept murderers, drug traffickers and rapists, whom they barely harass or watch, like they do in my case.
Long live Cuba, and let it be free.
Ángel Santiesteban-Prats
Lawton Prison Settlement, July 2014.
Follow the link to sign the petition to have Amnesty International declare Angel Santestieban-Prats a prisoner of conscience.
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Extremely Urgent: Angel Santiesteban Remains Missing The Children Nobody Wanted By the Editor July 24, 2014
Angel’s whereabouts remain unknown; the authorities have not mentioned his transfer, and when his son, a minor, Eduardo Santiesteban calls the prison to obtain information they tell him that Angel “escaped.”
We demand the immediate appearance of Angel in perfect condition, the restoration of ALL of his rights, a review of his trial with all of the guarantees denied until now, and we hold Raul Castro Ruz fully responsible for Angel and his son Eduardo’s safety. We remind you that there are NO possible “accidents” and that everyone’s eyes are upon you and Angel. There is NO place for more impunity.
We will not stop denouncing what you have done and continue to do against this acclaimed writer, and we demand justice and his release.
The Editor
Angel Santiesteban is a peaceful activist who has not committed any crimes for which the Cuban political police are now condemning him.
A video in Spanish with a telephone interview of Angel’s son and others is available here.
Translated by: Marlena Papavaritis
24 July 2014
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