"A very important message-
released OSCAR ELIAS BISCET
The opposition confirmed that his intention is to stay in Cuba
EFE, La Habana and civilians in the island, said the dissident in his family home.
"I've never stopped fighting since I took this path, I followed the doctrine of Gandhi and Martin Luther King and applied them in jail too," said Biscet, a physician, president of the Lawton Foundation for Human Rights and one of the most iconic opponents to the dissidents and the Cuban exile.
After numerous arrests in 1998 and 1999 and a first conviction in 2000, he was again arrested in late 2002 and months later was sentenced to 25 years in the summary judgments against so-called Group 75, as known dissidents arrested in the crackdown in the spring of 2003.
All members of this group have been considered prisoners of conscience by Amnesty International.
dissident 49 years said he was "happy" about the reunion with his family and friends in his home, located in the Havana neighborhood of Lawton where he hopes to recover from years of imprisonment in order to "help people."
"Cuban authorities could not as they wanted to become mentally ill," he said, while giving thanks to God for keeping him in prison with good health and psychological balance even when we were putting to torture and abuse, he said. Biscet
confirmed that his intention is to stay in Cuba: "I've always lived in Cuba and I'm from Cuba. I have not ever hurt anyone, I have always given love, much love, give love and gave me bad, especially the government, "he said.
This opposition, which has distinguished his career including campaigns against abortion and the death penalty, was the organizer of the fast "Life and Freedom" in 1999 to demand respect for human rights and the release of prisoners Cuban political.
In 2007, while in prison, the U.S. president at that time, George W. Bush awarded him the Medal Liberty-highest honor a civilian can receive in this country, who picked Biscet's son in Washington.
After his release, still remain in prison for three opponents of the Group of 75: José Daniel Ferrer, Librado Linares and Felix Navarro.
Raul Castro's government began in July last year a process of releases of political prisoners under the mediation of the Catholic Church that continues today.
Of the 52 opponents of the Group of 75 who were at that time in prison, forty out of jail after agreeing to go to Spain but rejected twelve other exile and releases have been the last to occur.
Since last October, the Cuban regime extended the releases on the condition of moving to Spain from other prisoners convicted of offenses against state security (but not recognized as prisoners of conscience by Amnesty International), although many of these internal opposition not recognize them as active dissidents. __________________________________ __________________________________
be good is the only way to be happy.
Being educated is the only way to be free. José Martí
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