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| "Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them." Hebrews 13:3 |
| Arturo Suárez Ramos | |
D.O.B.: 10-02-61 Family: Isabel Ramos (mother) Address: Calle 240 # 5A05 E/ 5A y 15B, Jaimanita Cause #: Air piracy Sentence: 30 years –16 years served. Prison: Combinado del Este Review: Arturo Suarez Ramos was born and raised in communist Cuba. Notwithstanding the government’s constant indoctrination campaign, Arturo rejected the communist doctrine early in his life. He manifested his opposition by placing anti-government messages in public places where all could read them. He was arrested in 1984 and served 2 months. Suarez Ramos was again arrested in 1985, charged with trying to leave Cuba illegally. He is sentenced to 18 months and declared to be a ‘danger to society’ by the governmental authorities. In 1987, Suarez Ramos, along with two other persons, attempted to divert an cuban national flight to the United States. He was arrested on 10-3-87 and in a mock trial sentenced to death by firing squad. Only because the sentence ignited an international outrage, was his sentence commuted to 30 years in prison. In his stay at the Combinado del Este, Suarez Ramos joins the Comité Cubano Pro Derechos Humanos. In 1992, Suarez Ramos is returned to the Villa Marista prison. He is charged with collaborating in a presumed prison revolt. Also involved in this case was Sebastián Arcos Bernes. Suarez Ramos was physically punished for months until he was moved to the Kilo 7 prison in Camagüey. Having served 16 years of his sentence make Arturo Suarez Ramos,- Cuba’s longest serving political prisoner. Throughout his imprisonment, Arturo Suarez Ramos has worked for human rights and has gone on hunger strikes to call attention to the inhumane conditions in which political prisoners live. * This review has been authored by ‘Proyecto del Preso Político’ using diverse sources. |
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