Cuban regime sentences 127 people to 1,916 years in prison for protesting on July 11

The Cuban Justice sentenced this Wednesday 127 people to a total of 1,916 years in prison for acts related to the anti-government protests of last July 11.

The Supreme Court of the Republic reported the decision of the People’s Provincial Court of Havana for the trial, held between December 14 and February 3, for the events that occurred in the capital’s municipalities of Diez de Octubre and Arroyo Naranjo.

In total, 129 people were tried, of which one was acquitted and another received a four-year sentence “of deprivation of liberty, subsidized for the same term of correctional work without internment”, according to the official Cubadebate website.

The defendants wereaccused of committing and provoking serious disturbances and acts of vandalism, with the purpose of destabilizing public order, collective security and citizen tranquility”, according to the Supreme Court.

The note, which does not refer to the ages of the courts, indicates that they have been convicted of the crimes sedition and theft, depending on the case.

The maximum sentences are two sentences of 30 years, followed by one of 26, three of 25, eight of 23, three of 22, three of 21, 11 of 20, four of 19, eleven of 18, six of 16 and 9 of 15 years in prison.

In addition, ten people were sentenced to 14 years in prison, six people to 13 years, 17 people to twelve years, five to eleven years, ten to ten years, four to nine years, eight to eight years, four to seven years and two To six.

The Supreme Court stated that judges “they took into account the degree of participation, the personal conditions of those involved, as well as the seriousness, harmfulness and violence of the acts committed”.

He also noted “the exceptional situation that the country was experiencing as a result of the pandemic” of COVID-19, particularly in Havana, where “exceptional measures had been taken to counteract its effects, including, among others, limitation of movement and social isolation”.

The court also ruled that the convicts are obliged to “compensate the people who were injured as a result of the acts committed and repair the damage caused to the entities.”

Both the defendants sanctioned and the prosecution have the right to file an appeal before the Supreme People’s Court against the sentence issued by the judicial body that conducted the trial in the first instance, recalls the statement.