The Cuban ruler Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez confirmed this Friday the increase in violence, crime, and addictions in the country, in the context of what he called an "adverse socioeconomic scenario."
During the closing speech of the third session period of the National Assembly in its tenth legislature, the leader highlighted that the ongoing action of the Ministry of the Interior (Minint) and the judicial bodies, in close connection with the people, has allowed for the discovery, prevention, and confrontation of multiple criminal types and trends in recent years.
These achievements –he said– have been possible thanks to greater rigor in legal, criminal, and penitentiary treatment, especially in cases of those indicted, accused, or sanctioned for crimes with high social harm.
However, despite the aforementioned "efforts," he acknowledged that "the situation of crime, corruption, illegal activities, and social indiscipline remains complex, marked by the adverse socioeconomic scenario."
As a solution, however, he urged to be relentless against that phenomenon and to "promote the best citizen attitudes, the most honest and the most dignified."
He also emphasized the need to strengthen educational work from families, schools, institutions, and society; however, he did not mention concrete solutions or the high levels of impunity reported by victims of violence on the island.
"Zero tolerance for the indifferent, the crooks, and the lazy. If the laws need to be stricter, it is up to this Assembly to legislate accordingly," he stated.
At the end of his speech, Díaz-Canel said that Cuba "will not be defeated by crime."
In recent months, the Cuban regime has had to acknowledge an increase in crime and drug-related offenses in Cuba, where more and more young people are starting to consume products like the so-called "chemical", a cheap drug with serious health consequences.
The Cuban government does not publish figures on drug-related casualties or deaths or on crime.
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