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The Cuban pilot and former military officer Orestes Lorenzo Pérez posted a strong warning on Facebook directed at those who have carried out repression in Cuba: "I do not know the exact day, but all those who abused the people - the cowards who beat, mistreated, threatened, and terrorized decent citizens merely expressing their opinions - will receive the merciless wrath of the people."
Lorenzo anticipated that some from exile — "the same ones who never raised their voices in defense of the oppressed" — would label that popular reaction as excessive, but he defines it unambiguously.
"It will be justice. Justice that will inevitably be done in Cuba by the Cubans, who will sweep away without mercy the evil that has enslaved them for seven decades," he emphasized.
The former official clarified that he is not urging anyone to take justice into their own hands: "I am describing what I see as inevitable, unstoppable, no matter how much we want justice to take its course in the courts. That would be the best outcome. But what courts? What justice system if it does not exist?"
Lorenzo warned that the anger accumulated over decades of repression cannot be contained: "The speed with which the anger built up over nearly 70 years of abuse and humiliation, of swallowed pain and blood, will be explosive and relentless."
The publication continues an argument that Lorenzo has built throughout this year.
In January, he pointed out that the only real army in Cuba is that of the cyberclarias, dismissing the repressive capacity of the Armed Forces.
In February, he sent a direct message to the Cuban military: "Never fire against the people. The homeland is never the government, whoever it may be."
In March, he stated that when so many crimes have been committed, there is no way out without justice, and he explained the regime's dilemma: "They prefer to take the risk of uncertainty or the possibility of a miracle that saves them rather than accept a deal that will inevitably bring them to justice."
He also denounced that the strength of the tyranny lies in dividing and sowing distrust among Cubans.
In April, Lorenzo debunked the combat capability of the FAR, stating that "the inability of the Cuban Armed Forces to defend themselves does not mainly stem from their material equipment, but rather from their ethical motivation" and that "the only real plan they have well formulated is how they will run, how they will hide, and how they will attempt to escape."
The message arrives at a time of heightened social tension on the Island.
According to the Cuban Conflict Observatory, in April, over 1,100 protests were recorded in Cuba, which is a 29.5% increase compared to the same month in 2025. Meanwhile, in March, 1,245 protests were registered, the highest number since July 11, 2021. In parallel, Prisoners Defenders documented a historic record of 145 women sentenced for political reasons in March 2026.
Lorenzo concluded his post with a statement that summarizes his diagnosis of the regime's future: "The illness that the nation has suffered cannot be cured without eliminating the virus that caused it."
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