Young man who suffered repression in Cuba praises the work of the police in Miami after attempted assault

"An incredibly kind character, respectful, understanding my nervous state and with a human attitude that was difficult for me to believe. The police are there to serve and not to mistreat."

| 01/02/2024 - 11:33am (GMT-5)

A Cuban resident in the United States who In Cuba he suffered repression from the regime for his political activism, praised the work of the police in Miami after suffering an attempted assault.

Hector Machado Cocho, an independent journalist who in Cuba identified himself as Hector Luis Valdes Cocho, shared on his wall Facebook the first text he wrote to celebrate the work of a police institution, and he recalled that in his country the police only came to his house to repress him, never to protect him.

"Coming home from work and parking in my parking lot, in the rearview mirror of my car I noticed two black, hooded men coming toward my car. Both with their hands inside what we commonly call gloves. One of them tries to open my car and when they see that I put my hand in the glove compartment of the car to take out (you know what), they leave the car and lose sight of me," he said.

Héctor immediately called 911 and was told they would be with him in five minutes, but in reality the patrol arrived even sooner.

"A boy and a girl, with an incredibly kind character, respectful, understanding my state of nerves and honestly, with a human attitude that was truly difficult for me to believe. It is something strange to be treated as a human being when you come from a country where you They treat them like an animal," he admitted.

The agents asked him to be aware of the cameras located in his house, that if he saw any strange movement not to hesitate to call them again and not to be afraid to defend himself if his life was in danger.

"The police are there to serve and not to mistreat. God bless the United States of America," he stressed.

"(I'm fine! Nothing happened! Just a scare)," he clarified.

Héctor arrived in the United States in March 2022 from Mexico, after having been forced into exile by the Castro regime.

In Cuba he was a member of the San Isidro Movement and as an independent reporter he collaborated with the portal Cuba DNA. He suffered numerous arrests and harassment by State Security.