Grandfather of a teenager who took his life in Military Service: "He had an implant and they approved it"

Julio César Correa Hernández, grandfather ofMaikol Arcia Hernandez, the 16-year-old teenager who in recent dayscommitted suicide While he was serving Active Military Service (SMA), he reported that his grandson was recruited despite having suffered a broken jaw two years ago.

Correa Hernández explained that the young man fractured his jaw in three places, as a result of a hit he received with an aluminum bat, which forced him to have “a metal sheet with wire points” implanted, which could not be removed. and it was fixed for life.

“And so they approved him for Military Service”lamented the grandfather, who specified that during thenecropsy After he died, they had to remove “said sheet in order to reconstruct his left lateral physique.”

Theweb of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) indicates that "the determination of the medical fitness of young people is made in accordance with the provisions of the ministries of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and Public Health in the regulations for medical examinations prior to recruitment and call to Active Military Service".

The same source assures that "the recording of the declaration of illness by the young person during the registration process in the military registry makes it possible to rule out obviously unsuitable cases, which are excluded from the military registry."

He also adds thatIt is necessary that the recruits "be in optimal health conditions to fully undertake" their tasks, and that "preventive medical and stomatological care activities prior to recruitment have the objective of providing a solution to any condition detected or raised by young people before their incorporation into active military service."

"Don't block me anymore"

In another post, the grieving grandfather stressed that he only wants to tell the true story of his grandson and He left a message for the administrators of some Facebook groups who have blocked him.

"Please don't block me anymore, or do you just not want the truth to come out?" He's a human being, please, not a dog. You excuse me, I am ugly as well as very sincere. If you tell the truth it is bad, if you tell lies, which will never be like that, it is also bad. "So?" he asked.

"Shall I remain silent? Noo and noooo, it is my pain, it is the pain of my family, it is the pain of my friends, neighbors. In short, of my people.I want justice and justice and I am prepared for whatever comes because I know that nothing good is coming. That's for sure and if something happens to me, don't worry, you will know.", he added.

"Always so happy, my boy, I will miss you," lamented the grandfather in a third publication along with a beautiful photo of his grandson.

Correa Hernández denounced in recent days that his grandson, A native of Güines, province of Mayabeque, he spent his military service in theUnit 6244, belonging to San José de las Lajas, where he committed suicide after having access to weapons and ammunition.

In his post, the young recruit's grandfather explained thatHis grandson suffered from mental disorders that had not been evaluated by military medical authorities.

“Three months ago he told me that he was going to shoot himself. I spoke deeply with him. On the third day I let him knowcaptain yordany "This is my concern as a father, who told me that this was spoiled," said the young man's grandfather.

According to his story, he asked the aforementioned officer not to give weapons to his grandson “to avoid greater evils,” but the captain ignored his request, with the regrettable consequence already known.

Unfortunately, The death of young Cubans while performing their Military Service - which is mandatory - is not so uncommon, although in all cases the Cuban regime tries to silence such events.

Government of Cuba denied before the UN that Military Service is mandatory

In May 2022, thousands of Cubans reacted indignantly on social networks when a regime diplomat stated at the United Nations, during a session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC), that Military service in Cuba is “voluntary”. The statement manipulated the content of the National Defense Law, where its mandatory nature is explicit in the case of men.

In its Third Section (Article 77), this law establishes that “male citizens, during the year in which they turn sixteen years of age, are obliged to formalize their registration in the military registry.”

The regulations also establish that “once registered in the military registry, citizens are obliged to carry out the activities aimed at preparing them for incorporation into Military Service and to keep their situation duly updated.”

In 2019, the Cuban military courts ordered compliance with sanctions for Military Service recruits who self-harm to be discharged., a common practice in recent decades, with many unfortunate incidents as a consequence.

The mandatory nature of Military Service has been systematically criticized by Cubans, however, lThe recruitment did not stop even during the coronavirus pandemic, something that was severely questioned by citizens.