Corpse of a combatant is transported by tricycle due to lack of a hearse

The body of a “combatant of the Cuban revolution” was transported to the cemetery on a tricycle due to the lack of a hearse in the province of Holguín.

The events occurred this Sunday in the municipality of Sagua de Tánamo and were reported by a family member in the group ofFacebook 'From MOA to the world'.

“Look what kind of nerve there is in this country. My uncle Primitivo died yesterday and today, at his funeral, he is being transported on a tricycle because the town of Sagua de Tánamo in Holguín does not have a car to transport him. Despite being an international combatant,” denounced the user identified asOrlys Perez Matos.

The event generated outrage among the group's users, who mostly considered the way in which the body was taken to its final resting place a “lack of respect.”

Covered with a flag and a modest wreath of flowers, the coffin was placed on the rear grill of a tricycle motorcycle that acted as a hearse, followed by a procession of relatives and friends of the deceased.

This editorial team contacted the Provincial Government of Holguín to find out its opinion on these events, but at the time of writing this note it has not received a response.

It is unknown if the matter reached the ears of the Deputy and Division General,José Antonio Carrillo Gómez, president of the Association of Combatants of the Cuban Revolution (ACRC) and president of the National Defense and Internal Order Commission of theNational Assembly of People's Power (ANPP).

There is also no information as to whether this outrageous situation was addressed by the reserve colonel,Rafael Carballosa Niego, new president of the Provincial Directorate of the ACRC in Holguín.

According to the officialEcured, the ACRC is a “social organization, self-financed and voluntarily made up of combatants, whose fundamental objective and reason for being is to unconditionally support the defense of the revolution and the achievements of socialism in all areas, for which it organizes and unites the different generations. of combatants who have fought and fight for this end.”

At the beginning of last December, the ACRC was awarded the Holguín Shield "in recognition of its work and on the occasion of celebrating the 30th anniversary of its foundation." However, the authorities of the province that hosted the event are incapable of caring for the "combatants" with the dignity they claim to defend.

Despite anecdotal donations and purchases of hearses, the Cuban population faces a serious problem with the country's funeral services.

Recently the Provincial Transportation Company of Camagüey deviseda truck towing a hearse, as a “solution” to the transfer of deceased in the municipality of Sibanicú.

In October, Villa Clara authorities launcheda new vehicle to transport the deceased to the cemetery, known by the population as the "funeral tricycle".

In recent years, the transportation of the deceased has been affected by fuel shortages and the deterioration of the vehicle fleet, a situation that generates indignation among citizens.

Funeral carts are mostly broken or out of service due to lack of tires and electrical components such as batteries, after years without maintenance.There are municipalities that do not have any active ones of their own..

Families often have to wait hours at funeral homes for a vehicle to transport the deceased to the cemetery, only to finally have to "improvise" and take it on another vehicle.

In many cases, it is relatives who have to go through the humiliation of having to unload the coffin themselves and deposit it in the vehicle they have available.