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The Cuban regime took to the Official Gazette what can be seen as a new step in the criminalization of exile, by publishing police summonses against two activists residing outside the island, whom it accuses of crimes against State Security.
In the extraordinary edition No. 47, dated August 19, 2025, the Ministry of the Interior included the warrants against Miguel Gómez Bártulos and Seriocha Humberto Fernández Rojas, who are accused of financing and instructing alleged sabotage actions in Matanzas, Havana, and Villa Clara.
Both were summoned to appear on July 14 at the premises of State Security, but they did not respond to the call.
The Gaceta warns that if they do not appear within ten days from the publication, they will be declared in default, which would allow the courts to continue the proceedings in their absence.
Miguel Gómez Bártulos, a member of the Cuba Primero movement and a resident of Miami, had already reported the maneuver as an attempt to intimidate him even from afar.
According to the independent channel Cántalo TV, the summons was delivered to her mother in Cuba, a gesture they described as "cowardly and malicious," intended to instill fear and emotional pressure on relatives unrelated to the judicial process.
"It is the regime's tactic to intimidate those who think differently, even from exile," the group denounced.
In the case of Fernández Rojas, also identified as a member of Cuba Primero, the document holds him responsible for coordinating attacks against state institutions, accusations that opposition organizations reject as part of Havana's political script.
From the list of "terrorists" to the Official Gazette
The requisitions come just weeks after the regime published and submitted to the United Nations (UN) its National List of People and Entities Linked to Terrorism, which includes both activists along with another 62 exiles and 20 organizations, most of which are based in Florida.
This relationship, presented without public evidence, includes well-known figures from the exile community such as Alexander Otaola, Ana Olema Hernández, Orlando Gutiérrez Boronat, and Eliecer Ávila, as well as opposition groups like Hermanos al Rescate, the FNCA, and Cuba Primero itself.
Although the regime claims that these individuals are wanted for "terrorist acts," inclusion on that list has no legal repercussions outside the island and has been interpreted as a tool for propaganda and political repression.
With these publications in the Official Gazette, the Cuban regime not only reaffirms its strategy of pursuing dissenters judicially beyond borders, but also sends a message to their families on the island, caught between fear and repression.
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