The political prisonerAndy Garcia Lorenzo, arrested for protesting on 11J, sent a message from prison, where he asked the Cuban dictatorship to abandon power and stop frightening citizens.
"To this dictatorship I say, as I did on July 11:They have just handed over power, let the imported fear cease and then implanted this communism in our town, in our beautiful island," he said.
In the text, which García Lorenzo's sister shared on Facebook, the young man's commitment to the cause that keeps him behind bars and for whichHe will be judged this Monday.
"I reiterate my confirmation and commitment to this cause, I am still in position and ideals are not negotiated, so I will remain firm despite what I have to face," he added.
In addition,He thanked all the people who made his case or that of other detainees on June 11 visible., whom the Cuban authorities try to prosecute for common crimes, when the real motive is political.
"I want to do a lot, butI feel helpless locked in these four rusty bars, But more than anything I want to thank you, it's the least I can do," he wrote.
Andy Garcia Lorenzo He is accused of public disorder, contempt for authority and attack, alleged crimes he committed during the popular protests last July.
His family carries out the initiative "Help the brave people of 11J", which raisesfunds to deliver food and other supplies to opponents and dissidents who remain behind bars in Cuba.
This last weekThey denounced on social networks the threats they receive from State Security for this non-profit project and the defamations of some sympathizers of the regime.
"They fear that our idea will be replicated in other provinces and that is why they try to stop what we are doing," said Jonatan López Alonso, brother-in-law of the political prisoner.
The senatorMarco RubioFor his part, this week he shared a message on Twitter about the trial to which García Lorenzo will be subjected and criticized the fact that the Cuban regime treats its opponents like common criminals.
"For the criminal dictatorship of Castro and Díaz-Canel, the brave Cubans who took to the streets of Cuba demanding freedom and demanding the end of tyranny are criminals," wrote the Cuban-American politician.
The message was well received by the family of the political prisoner, who thanked the visibility of theirs and other cases before the international community, in the face of the official silence of the Cuban press media financed by the ruling party.
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