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The U.S. Supreme Court announced today, without
explanation, its decision not to review the case
of our Five comrades who are unjustly imprisoned
in that country for struggling against
anti-Cuban terrorism that is sponsored by the
U.S. rulers. The judges did what the Obama
administration requested of them.
In spite of the solid arguments made by the
defense attorneys from the obvious and multiple
legal violations committed during the whole
trial, by ignoring the universal backing to the
petition—expressed by an unprecedented number of
"friend of the Court" briefs, among them 10
Nobel prize recipients, hundreds of
parliamentarians, and numerous U.S. and
international jurist organizations, of
outstanding political and academic
personalities—the Supreme Court rejected the
case, thus ignoring the demand of Humanity and
its obligation to do justice.
We see manifested once more the arbitrariness of
a corrupt and hypocritical system and its brutal
treatment of our Five brothers.
Our struggle to win their freedom will not
diminish for one instant. Now is the time to
step up our actions, and not leave even one
space uncovered or door unopened.
We are certain that Gerardo, Antonio, Fernando,
Ramón, and René will continue leading this
battle, as they have during these almost 11
years.
Responding to the infamous decision, Gerardo
Hernández Nordelo declared:
“Based on the experience that we have had, I am
not surprised by the Supreme Court's decision. I
have no confidence at all in the justice system
of the United States. There are no longer any
doubts that our case has been, from the
beginning, a political case, because not only
did we have the necessary legal arguments for
the Court to review it, we also have the growing
international support as reflected in the Amicus
briefs presented to the Court in our favor. I
repeat what I said one year ago, June 4, 2008,
that as long as one person remains struggling
outside, we will continue resisting until there
is justice."
The struggle must be multiplied until the U.S.
government is forced to put an end to this
monstrous injustice and restore freedom to
Gerardo, Ramón, Antonio, Fernando and René.
Presidency of the National Assembly of People's
Power
June 15, 2009
For more information about the Cuban Five you
can see the following web site:
http://www.freethefive.org/ |
