State Security summons journalist José Luis Tan: "Two hours of interrogation full of threats"

Independent journalist José Luis Tan Estrada was summoned by State Security and subjected to nearly two hours of interrogation in which he was threatened and urged to leave the country.

José Luis attended his appointment on Wednesday afternoon at the State Security headquarters in Camagüey, where he was "interviewed" by agents Laura and Cristian, the latter being responsible for previous arbitrary arrests against the young man.

The repressor showed him a file with all his publications and threatened to apply the new Social Communication Law to him, as he told him, he is “on the way to committing the crimes of mercenarism and propaganda against the government.”

After accusing Tan Estrada of becoming the face of the counter-revolution in the province, he told him to take his passport and go on a trip, as it would be best for him.

The agent also assured that CubaNet Noticias, an independent media outlet he collaborates with, is full of people who only want to degrade and demoralize the achievements of the "Revolution," and that none of them are journalists.

According to Cristian, "'I took advantage of the tamale boy' to create a whole campaign against the enemy and give a negative image of childhood in the country," he reported, referring to the case of a 10-year-old boy who daily rides the streets of Camagüey on a bicycle selling tamales, a story that Tan Estrada denounced and that generated a strong impact on the Internet.

"Almost 2 hours of interrogation full of threats," said the reporter, who was also questioned about his humanitarian and social work helping those in need.

"I made it clear to him, and I do it here as well. I WILL NOT STOP DOING JOURNALISM; my pen and ink will always be with the feelings and by the side of the ordinary Cuban, showing their reality. For those whose stories need a little oxygen to keep living," he emphasized on his Facebook profile.

"I will continue advocating for the freedom of the more than a thousand political prisoners. I will keep helping the most in need, those who are forgotten by the Cuban regime. I will continue riding my Trastorbú (bicycle) through the streets of my Independent Republic of #Camagüey, seeking and telling stories. Let them go!" he concluded.