The former Cuban spy Gerardo Hernández Nordelo came to the defense of the reggaeton artist El Micha on Thursday, who has been criticized by emigrant groups for his recent statements that seem to support the regime in Havana.
"In Miami, there are inquisitors who claim to have left 'in search of freedom', and now they not only fear stepping out of line, but they also want to incinerate anyone who does," said the national coordinator of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR) while referring in a post on X to the criticisms against the singer.
The regime tries to instrumentalize the controversy in its favor and make people believe that exiled artists want to travel to the island but self-repress: "Some are afraid to travel and others travel in secret," said Hernández Nordelo.
Last Tuesday, El Micha sparked controversy again by speaking about his return to Cuba after four years of absence, and he claimed that on the island "that poison" of the exiled Cubans "is not felt."
In an interview with Enrique Santos, the artist said that he would travel to Havana to celebrate his birthday at one of the trendy bars in Havana, and he assured that his return was necessary for his personal and professional happiness.
The reggaeton artist was questioned about his apparent double standards, to which he responded: "Others have four morals, what does it matter if I have two?"
In addition, he compared repression in Cuba with customs in Japan and suggested that the system on the island is part of a deep-rooted reality that will not change with his opinion, which further fueled the controversy.
El Micha has also avoided making an explicit call for freedom for Cubans, and when questioned about political prisoners, he said that "he is not to blame for that": "Let's see, I was the one who got them arrested," he asked, and reiterated that his job was to sing to the people.
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