The case of the Five is an artificial aberration

Miguel d'Escoto affirms in encounter with the relatives of the Cuban antiterrorists, prisoners in USA

By:Deisy Francis Mexidor

El case the Five "it is an artificial aberration", he affirmed the eve the president of the sixtieth third period of sessions of the General Assembly of the Organization of the United Nations, Miguel d'Escoto, during an encounter with family of the Cuban antiterrorists, political prisoners in North American jails 11 years ago.

D'Escoto who is in Havana in work visit, reiterated his critic to the autoproclamade war against the terrorism rushed by the White House and he said that it is completely absurd that Gerardo, Antonio, Ramón, Fernando and René are in prison, in fact, to have obtained information has more than enough criminal plans that "from Miami got ready against the sister and always solidary Republic of Cuba."

He advanced that that it will be one of the topics that will approach in the final speech of his command before the General Assembly, the next September 14, and ratified his personal commitment with this cause "until justice is made."

He specified that the American leader, Barack Obama, can correct this injustice immediately and urged to that put in practice the proposal of change that impelled it to the presidency of that country, because "regarding this case that change doesn't leave", he remarked.

Equally, he referred to all the "tremendous suffering to them and their families" that have caused these years of arbitrary imprisonment.

At the end of the encounter, the also priest and Nicaraguan revolutionary, made a separated with the press to explain that he is payee of the book Letters of love and trills, and a missive of the relatives to Obama with the petition that are granted the visas, especially to Adriana Pérez and Olga Salanueva, Gerardo and René´s wifes, respectively to who the government of USA has denied them in a reiterated way that permission.

He pointed out also that this case is hitting the image of USA and delimited that today is no longer to rectify anything "but that they put them immediately in freedom."

D'Escoto finally condemned the coup of state in Honduras and claimed the return to the institucionaly to the Central American nation, he also qualified the installation of USA bases in Colombia like a "terrible setback". it is a "he threatens to the peace", he sentenced.