The Cuban regime sentenced Osvaldo Fernández Pichardo to a combined penalty of life imprisonment for the crimes of terrorism and illegal possession of weapons or explosives, according to information provided by MININT.
The ruling was issued by the First Criminal Chamber of the Provincial People's Court of Camagüey under case No. 6 of 2025, after an oral trial that the text from MININT describes as public and "exemplary."
During the judicial process, according to authorities, it was established that a person residing in the United States, identified in the investigation as someone with "extensive activism against the Cuban Revolution," offered Fernández Pichardo the sum of $600 to assault a member of the Revolutionary National Police in a public place.
According to that version, the objective was to instill fear among people, disrupt order, and foster feelings of insecurity within the population.
The text places the events on May 29 of last year, the date on which images of the attack were released.
According to the regime's version, Fernández Pichardo attacked an unarmed and uniformed police officer from behind while she was walking along the boulevard on República Street in the city of Camagüey.
The causes, according to MININT
The assailant is said to have used a bladed weapon and would have "taken advantage of their physical build" to attack the officer.
The injuries sustained would have put the officer's life in imminent danger and required medical treatment.
In addition to life imprisonment, the court imposed several ancillary sanctions. Among them are the deprivation of public rights, the confiscation of objects and assets related to the incident, and the prohibition of passport issuance and departure from the national territory.
It was also established the obligation to compensate for the damages caused to the official of the Ministry of the Interior.
The MININT text emphasizes that during the processing of the case and at the oral trial, procedural guarantees and respect for due process as established in the Criminal Procedure Law and the Constitution of the Republic were upheld.
It should be noted that the accused had legal representation appointed from the investigative phase.
The information provided presents the case as a direct attack against a member of the Revolutionary National Police while in the performance of her duties.
In that regard, it states that the agents of this body have among their responsibilities to ensure public order and citizen tranquility. The statement also asserts that the incident was "widely condemned" when it became public knowledge.
In legal terms, the conviction places the case among those with the highest penal severity, as it combines the charge of terrorism with that of illegal possession of weapons or explosives.
However, it does not identify the person residing in the United States who, according to the investigation, allegedly offered the money to carry out the attack.
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