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The unexpected suspension of the criminal process against the writer and humorist Jorge Fernández Era occurred on November 20, in a context that the intellectual himself describes as nearly three years of repression, physical threats, police harassment, and arbitrary restrictions.
The Prosecutor's Office annulled the case for "Disobedience" initiated in 2023 and lifted the precautionary measures of house arrest and travel ban that had been imposed on him since April of that same year.
For the writer, who has faced summonses, interrogations, and beatings for making humorous criticisms of the government, the resolution represents a victory snatched "with sheer determination."
Fernández Era recounted on the details of the meeting with the head of the Aguilera Unit, Miosotis, accompanied by a counterintelligence officer from MININT who never introduced himself.
According to what he said, he entered the station convinced that he would be arrested again, but the officials informed him that the case had been suspended and the restrictions that had allowed State Security to interfere in his daily life for over two years were lifted. They had monitored his home, arrested him several times, threatened him, and subjected his family to reprisals.
Before signing, the writer claimed that the process was not merely an accusation of "Disobedience." He recalled that he had been charged with offenses such as "Disrespecting the leaders of the Revolution," "Defamation against officials of the armed institutions," and "Sedition," charges that, as he himself reported, placed him under the specter of a possible life sentence.
During all that time, he claims, he raised complaints to the provincial and municipal prosecutor's offices, the Palace of the Revolution, and the Ministry of the Interior, without receiving any response.
A "bitter victory" against a repressive system
Fernández Era celebrated the end of the process, but regarded it as a victory that exposes the arbitrariness of the system that pursued him.
He claims that his case demonstrates the impunity of the agents who beat him, confronted him, and threatened him with death. "None will be demoted or reprimanded," he wrote.
For him, what happened is a selective mechanism to divide those who report abuses and to expose how punishments and favors are administered according to the political interests of the regime.
The journalist reminded that it is not possible to be satisfied when others remain imprisoned, in manipulated processes or facing travel bans.
She mentioned, among them, the situations of Alina and Jenny—prosecuted despite being victims— the case of the academic Alexander Hall, who was barred from traveling to Ecuador to attend a course, and the hunger strike of Yosvany Rosell, imprisoned since July 11th.
He also recalled the delayed release of Luis Robles, who had been imprisoned for years for carrying a sign, and the persistence of hundreds of young people jailed for political reasons.
A sustained pattern of harassment
The prosecutor's decision comes just one day after Fernández Era received a new summons, delivered by a PNR lieutenant who claimed to "not know" that the writer was ill.
The document, as reported, was drafted without the full name of the officer who summoned her or an official seal. This irregularity, she explained, reflects the repeated sloppiness in her police harassment.
The intellectual anticipated that his journalistic criticism—especially his work for El Toque—is what has motivated the harassment. The independent media outlet is the target of a notably aggressive official campaign, and he claims that what irritates the regime is not his exchange rate, but rather his "thoughtful and unrestrained" journalism.
Since 2023, the regime has attempted to neutralize Fernández Era through house arrest, detentions, and physical assaults.
In July, he published images of bruises on his face and body after being detained, and reported that he was threatened with "reckless cars," "contaminated food," and traps set on the sidewalks.
On that occasion, he reported that he was beaten by a lieutenant colonel of State Security whom he called "cynical and fascist".
Despite the risk, he continued his monthly peaceful protest in Central Park, where he demands respect for civil rights and an end to the totalitarian regime.
"It’s just the end of the first chapter."
Although his case has been dismissed, Fernández Era warned that the repressive apparatus can initiate a new process at any moment.
He assures that he fears neither prison nor death threats, and that he will continue to express his opinions. He maintains that those who truly act against the country's interests are the ones who aim to annul fundamental rights while self-proclaiming as defenders of justice.
Her acquittal, far from demonstrating state benevolence, exposes the seams of a power that selectively punishes independent thought.
For the comedian, what has happened is not an act of compassion, but rather another demonstration of the impunity with which the authorities operate. Therefore, he concluded his message by stating that his story is not over: "I prefer to think that, more than an epilogue, this is the closing of the first chapter."
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