The Cuban lawyer Manuel Viera, known on social media as "Manuel Viera Porelcambio," stated this Saturday that he has put his belongings up for sale to leave Cuba, as he does not see a future for his daughter on the island.
Viera, who has been known on Facebook for several years for defending the rights of Cuban citizens, explained that the main reason for his departure is political disillusionment.
"I'm not leaving Cuba due to economic problems; I'm leaving because of political problems," said the lawyer, who is worried about the future of his daughter and wife, whom he believes should not grow up or live in a society that he described as "broken" and that "no one wants to fix."
Viera also announced the sale of his house in the municipality of Playa, a home in which he invested 18 years of his life, built "stone by stone" with the few resources he earned as a lawyer.
"It's the house where I saw my three children born, intended to live and have the business there," he lamented.
He is also selling his car, an old Argentine Dodge that he inherited from his father and that has been his companion for over 30 years. "I know every nut and every bolt of my palmiche," he said, affectionately referring to the vehicle that has accompanied him for almost his entire life.
"I never lowered my head"; but "I can't stand the idea of my daughter growing up in a broken society that no one wants to fix," she stated.
At the end of his message, he added that he has no intentions of returning to Cuba while it "smells of fear" and political control over society persists.
"I want to live free, I want them to be free," Viera stated, who claims that "in Cuba I will only leave my memory and my name in the wind."
In the last three years, Cuba has seen more than 18 percent of its population leave during the worst migration crisis in the island's history.
Despite this, the Cuban regime continues to urge the population to endure the lack of freedoms, hunger, and despair.
Since he started criticizing the regime on social media, Viera has been persecuted, summoned by State Security to its headquarters in Villa Marista, and threatened, as part of the lack of freedoms experienced by Cuban society.
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