The Earthtimes online News
Home

Cuba condemns court decision against two Cubans accused of spying

Posted : Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:07:00 GMT
Author : DPA
Category : World
News Alerts by Email click here )
Create your own RSS
World News | Home
Havana - Cuba condemned the decision of a United States court upholding the sentences against two of the so-called Cuban Five, facing prison for espionage and conspiracy to commit murder in the United States, Cuban media reported Thursday. Cuban officials stressed the men will appeal the decision, if necessary as far as the US Supreme Court.

Cuba claims the five agents were not carrying out intelligence tasks against the United States but were instead monitoring armed anti-Castro activists on US soil.

A three-judge panel in Atlanta, Georgia, last week upheld the sentences of Gerardo Hernandez, who faces two sentences of life in prison and one of 15 years in jail, and Rene Gonzalez, facing 15 years in jail.

Along with three other Cubans, they were arrested in late 1998 in Miami and are currently in prison in the United States. The US argued they sent Cuba information that led to two civilian planes being shot down, lied about their identities, tried to infiltrate the US Southern Command headquarters in West Miami-Dade, Florida, and sent Cuba classified information.

"We are going to appeal, we are going to request that the panel review its action. We propose to use all the elements and arguments. We are going to appeal to the Atlanta Circuit Court's plenum of judges and the US Supreme Court," Cuban Parliament Speaker Ricardo Alarcon was quoted as saying in Communist Party daily Granma.

On Wednesday, in an extraordinary session, the Cuban Parliament's International Relations Commission unanimously approved a statement condemning the Atlanta court decision, Granma said. Legislators called the decision "absurd" and defined it as a "new manipulation."

In an appeal filed in August at the Atlanta court, Cuba's lawyers demanded a new trial for the suspects.

Copyright, respective author or news agency



Article : Cuba condemns court decision against two Cubans accused of spying
Print this article
Email this article

Stay Updated
News gadget on your Google homepage
Subscribe to a news feed in Google Reader

Share on

Have your Say
Name
Email
Subject
Your Comment

Enter Verification code
 
  

 

 

More World News click here

Choose Theme
Green Earth Blue Earth Orange Earth Purple Earth

Search
 
You can
Print this articleemail this articleComment on this article

Current News

News Category
Business
Entertainment
Environment
General
Health
Sports
Technology
World
- Africa
- America
- Asia
- Australasia
- Europe
- India
- Middle East
- UK
- US
Press Release
Add to Google Toolbar
Breaking News
Press Releases

About us | News Archives | Browse old Archive | Feedback | Disclaimer | Mobile/PDA | News Alerts

The views expressed in the articles are not necessarily those of earthtimes.org and we accept no responsibility for the views or opinions
expressed in the articles either direct or indirect.

© 2008 www.earthtimes.org, The Earth Times, All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy