Cuba Willing to Discuss Alan Gross Case with Washington

Edited by Juan Leandro
2013-12-04 12:39:50

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Havana, December 4 (RHC)--Cuba has re-stated its willingness to talk with the United States in finding a solution on reciprocal grounds to the case of U.S. citizen Alan Gross, who is serving a prison sentence for having violated Cuban law.

The general director for the United States at the Cuban Foreign Ministry, Josefina Vidal, made it clear that such dialog must include Cuba’s humanitarian concerns related to the four anti-terrorists held in U.S. prisons.

Gerardo Hernandez, Ramón Labañino, Antonio Guerrero and Fernando González are currently serving prolonged and unfair prison sentences for crimes they did not commit and that were never proven, the diplomat said in a statement on Tuesday.

Their incarceration is having a high human cost for them and their relatives. They have not seen their children grow; they have lost parents and siblings; they are facing health problems and have been separated from their relatives and their nation for over 15 years.

Vidal referred to a communiqué issued on December 2nd by the spokesperson’ office from the U.S. Department of State demanding the immediate and unconditional release of Gross, by saying that his incarceration has no justification.

Alan Gross was arrested, legally processed and sentenced after he introduced a US-sponsored plan aimed at destabilizing Cuban constitutional order by setting up illegal and covert communications systems based on non-commercial technology, the diplomat explained.

Vidal said that such actions constitute serious crimes, which are severely punished in most countries, including the United States, and she added that Gross has received respectful and humane treatment since he was arrested.

Cuba understands the humanitarian concerns related to the Gross case, but also considers that the U.S. administration is directly responsible for Gross’ situation and that of his family, and that Washington must jointly work with the Cuban government to find a solution.



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