Johana Tablada added to the list of repressors

The Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba included Johana Tablada de la Torre in its list of repressors, who is the Deputy General Director of the United States Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX).

Tablada de la Torre, according to the file created by the Cubans Repressors program, has been dedicated to "spreading official propaganda by distorting Cuban reality."

Among the recent events that led to her inclusion on the list associating her with the crimes of defamation—outlined in Article 318 of the Penal Code—and political persecution, is a meeting with Americans visiting the island, where she stated that in Cuba, unlike in the United States, hotels belong to the people.

In the meeting with more than 150 leaders of movements and social organizations from that country, it was stated that the money spent by foreigners in the country is directed toward public services, which distorts the reality of the country.

"The military-business group GAESA owns 118 hotels, five marinas, and ten stores for tourism, and its revenue, which is not subject to oversight, is disproportionately invested in building more hotels and tourist facilities," stated the Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba in its argument.

"In 2022, 15,832.7 million pesos were allocated to these activities, while a total of 2,730.4 million was assigned to education, health, and agriculture," he argued.

Rolando Cartaya, a specialist on Cuban Repressors, stated that the profits from these facilities are not audited in Cuba by the Comptroller's Office or the National Assembly, and the funds are not allocated for public services, according to a report from Radio Martí.

"The figures from the National Office of Statistics in 2022 indicate that Education received 483 million pesos, Health and Social Assistance 1,029.3 million, and Agriculture 1,218.1 million," Cartaya added.

In another episode of defamation, Tablada, interviewed for the program Sepa Más on the channel Russia Today (RT), explained that the aim of U.S. foreign policy remained to destroy “the revolution”, overriding an alleged majority will in Cuba.

In recent additions to the Cuban Repressors Program is the filmmaker Eduardo del Llano, for having incited violence against his fellow citizens.

They have also included four officers from the Border Guard Troops involved in the sinking in Bahía Honda of a boat coming from Miami, an incident in which five people died; the official from the National Committee of the Young Communists Union (UJC) who announced the dismissal of the director of the magazine Alma Mater, among others.