Sandro Castro, grandson of Fidel Castro, published a video this Thursday in the stories of his Instagram account where he spoke about the case of Jonathan David Muir Burgos, the 16-year-old imprisoned in Cuba for participating in the protests on March 13 in Morón.
In the ephemeral content section of the network, Sandro Castro acknowledged that the situation of the minor is unfair and urged that his health be attended to. "Perhaps at such a young age he didn't fully grasp the consequences of his actions, but the outcome is also neither the most favorable nor the fairest for someone his age," said the Cuban influencer and businessman.
Sandro Castro explicitly requested that "they take care of his health" and "attend to his health," adding: "I also share in the pain of his parents and relatives, as this is a very hard and painful moment for him. I hope they can be together soon."
The statement, while empathetic, does not explicitly demand the release of the minor nor does it mention the serious detention conditions that their family has reported.
This video comes shortly after his NotiSandro, the new initiative from Fidel Castro's grandson, announced on April 27, and his statement regarding the mixed martial arts fighter Javier "Spiderman" Martín Gutiérrez, who is also detained by the regime, which was equally ambiguous: Sandro Castro said "hopefully nothing bad happens to him" without mentioning that the athlete was at Villa Marista, the headquarters of the Cuban political police.
Jonathan David was arrested on March 16, 2026, when he accompanied his father to a police summons in Morón, just days after participating in the protests triggered by daily power outages lasting over 26 hours and extreme food shortages.
The Municipal Prosecutor's Office of Morón charged him with the crime of sabotage, which carries penalties of seven to 15 years, and he was transferred to Canaleta, a maximum-security prison for adults in Ciego de Ávila, despite being a minor.
His health condition is alarming. The minor receives only one meal a day in a disposable cup, suffers from severe malnutrition, infections from streptococcus and staphylococcus, two untreated intestinal parasites, and bedbug infestations. In a desperate call to his father at 1:45 a.m. on April 23, he pleaded: "Dad, please, get me out of here, I can't take it anymore".
Last Wednesday, the official media Razones de Cuba released an image of the minor playing the piano during a cultural event inside the prison, in an attempt to discredit the family's allegations.
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights granted precautionary measures to Jonathan through Resolution 30/2026 on April 24, due to the risk of irreparable harm to his life, personal integrity, and health. The regime did not respond to the request sent to Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla.
The Cuban-American congressman Mario Díaz-Balart demanded the immediate release of the teenager last Tuesday: "No minor should be pursued, imprisoned, or intimidated for raising their voice against a dictatorship."
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