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| "Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them." Hebrews 13:3 |
| Julio César Álvarez López | |
Age: 34 Hometown: Havana City, Havana Case#: 323 /92 Revealing State Security Department’s secrets and Insubordination Sentence: 19 years in prison (11 years served) Prison: Kilo 8, Camagüey Review: Julio César was an officer in Cuba’s State Security Department who publicly expressed his differences with the Castro regime. He was sentenced to 19 years in prison for revealing his ideas. He began serving his sentence in the Kilo 8 prison; a penal institution better known as ‘I lost the key’ among political prisoners in Cuba. Kilo 8 is located in the province of Camagüey, hundreds of miles from Julio Cesar’s hometown. Frequently, the Cuban prison system authorities relocate political prisoners far away from their homes to make it difficult for their families and friends to visit. In Kilo 8, Julio Cesar was placed among the general population. The prisoners in the general population are common criminals, who pose a threat to political prisoners. In Julio Cesar’s case, the threat materialized when prison guards encouraged and condoned other prisoners to beat him. Julio Cesar has denounced the countless physical and psychological abuses suffered by him and other political prisoners. After a few years in Kilo 8, Julio Cesar was moved to a prison near Havana from which he escaped. He was recaptured and sent back to Kilo 8. Julio Cesar’s case illustrates how the Castro regime mercilessly punishes anyone who breaks rank with the communist ideology. An ideology which denies all the civil liberties and rights of the Cuban people. * This review has been written by ‘Proyecto del Preso Político’ using various sources. |
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