Exiled Cuban military call on the Armed Forces not to repress the people and denounce GAESA's usurpation

The Cuban movement of Military Conscientious Objectors (MOC), led by exiled General Rafael del Pino, issued a direct call to the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) and the Ministry of the Interior of Cuba, urging them not to repress the civilian population and to disregard the authority of the military corporation GAESA, which they accuse of "usurping national sovereignty."

The statement, circulated through Cuba Siglo 21, describes the situation on the island as a "serious humanitarian crisis" that, according to the group, will worsen following the recent events in Venezuela.

"You have sworn to defend the sovereignty of Cuba, not to pledge allegiance to the GAESA oligarchy. Sovereignty lies with the people," warns the text signed by Del Pino.

The statement urges the uniformed personnel to "stand on the side of the nation" and warns that those who attack civilians on orders from the regime will be considered "traitors."

"When the people take to the streets again and are ordered to massacre defenseless citizens, they should turn their weapons against those who give those orders," the document states.

In a passage that has garnered international attention, the MOC states that if the United States or other countries were to protect Cuban protesters "from the brute force of the mafioso state," the exiled military "extends a hand," recalling the cooperation between the mambises and Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders in 1898.

Rafael del Pino, who defected from the Cuban regime in 1987 and now resides in exile, signs the text on behalf of the movement, emphasizing that "it is time for definitions."

The group accuses GAESA, a military conglomerate that controls a large part of the national economy, of having become the true power within the country.

The announcement comes just hours after the Ministry of Revolutionary Armed Forces (Minfar) posted a message on its social media stating that “the enemy will not have a square meter where it can feel safe, where it is not threatened by a mine or subjected to an ambush that annihilates it,” and that “no enemy will be safe in Cuba.”

Additionally, the Cuban regime revived its militaristic rhetoric this Monday with the start of the so-called Defense Preparation Year 2026 in the FAR, a program aimed at “” and refining the “combative use” of the troops.