After the mass brawl among young people at Finca de los Monos this Saturday in Havana, the government issued a statement asserting that the incident was related to an unauthorized event; however, the venue had indeed been promoted by state television the previous Thursday.
Araiz Torres, an employee of RTV Comercial as described on her Facebook page, is associated with Klatus Creativo, an initiative that organized Habanarte at the Finca de los Monos in its cultural aspect. She promoted the event on television and shared her appearance on her social media profile.
"Habanarte, in partnership with the Cerro government and the management of Finca de Los Monos, is creating a special event to celebrate the five-year anniversary of Finca de Los Monos, and we will hold this activity to kick off the summer," Torres remarked, emphasizing that the Havana government was indeed aware of the initiative.
Klatus Creativo, a business with over 4 years of experience that "provides audiovisual and IT production services, advertising campaigns, events, and fairs," organized the cultural activity.
In the statement, Torres stated that the activity would be aimed at adolescents aged 12 to 18, arguing that it is important to provide them with healthy environments. He also emphasized that there would be "spaces of interest" for them, along with other cultural offerings.
He explained that access with alcoholic beverages and cigarettes would be prohibited, and they would also not be sold on the premises.
However, the massive brawl this Saturday between groups of young people left shocking images of armed gangs wielding machetes and knife-wounded individuals, according to reports on social media.
The events took place in the area known as Finca de los Monos (Quinta de las Delicias), in the Cerro municipality of the Cuban capital, during a festive activity seemingly organized by the Young Communist Union to kick off their summer campaign.
"Young people from different gangs gathered at the Monkey Farm, where the start of summer was being celebrated, organized by the UJC," reported on Facebook the user identified as Edmundo Dantés Junior.
Immediately, opinions and posts circulated claiming that the fight resulted in several fatalities. However, the government of Havana denied the deaths of young people during the mass brawl this Sunday.
Hours after the news went viral on social media and in light of the silence from official media, the government entity decided to issue a statement on its Facebook page.
In it, he describes the news regarding the deaths of young people as false and explains that "the incident is related to an unapproved activity, during which there was a disruption to the order while moving to the outdoor areas of the facility."
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