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The Cuban regime formally announced the appointment of Rosabel Gamón Verde as the new Minister of Justice on Tuesday, during an event led by Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz at the Ministry of Justice (Minjus) headquarters in Havana.
The event, announced by the institution on its official Facebook account, was described as a process of "transfer of responsibility" that, according to the official statement, "reflects strength, transparency, and continuity."
High-ranking officials of the regime participated in the event, including the new president of the Supreme People's Tribunal, Óscar Manuel Silvera Martínez, who until a few days ago held the position of Minister of Justice.
"We start from what has been achieved to project new horizons of work. The bond with the People's Supreme Court has been strengthened, and we will move forward with a shared objective: to serve Cuba and its people," noted the Minjus in its publication, in a tone of institutional continuity.
The arrival of Gamón Verde comes just two weeks after Miguel Díaz-Canel announced a series of changes in the judicial and political leadership of the country, which included the departure of veteran magistrate Rubén Remigio Ferro from the presidency of the People's Supreme Court and the transfer of Silvera Martínez to that position.
The change comes amid a wave of resignations and rearrangements within the state apparatus, amidst a deep economic crisis, widespread power outages, and growing social discontent.
Analysts indicate that these replacements do not reflect a genuine process of renewal, but rather the regime's need to reorganize its control structure.
Among the recent departures are Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento, former secretary of the Central Workers' Union of Cuba (CTC), and Ricardo Rodríguez González, former president of the University Student Federation (FEU), whose resignations have been viewed as a sign of generational rift within the regime's organizations.
The appointment of Rosabel Gamón Verde —who served as the first Deputy Minister in the department— reinforces the "continuity" discourse promoted by Díaz-Canel, but arrives at a time when the institutional credibility of the Cuban judicial system is severely eroded.
In recent years, the Ministry of Justice and the courts have been criticized for their role in the judicial repression against protesters, activists, and opponents, especially following the protests on July 11, 2021.
International organizations and human rights groups have denounced the lack of independence of the judiciary in Cuba, which is directly subordinated to the Communist Party.
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