Monday, July 31, 2006

Cambodian authorities support Castro's Cuban spies caught and jailed in the US

Cambodians Demand to Free the Five

Prensa Latina (Cuba)

Phnom Penh, Jul 30 (Prensa Latina) Solidarity with Cuba groups in Cambodia and local authorities created a committee to demand the release of the Five Cuban Heroes unjustly held in US prisons for fighting terrorism.

The creation of the committee was announced at an event held in the Cambodian capital to commemorate the 53rd anniversary of Cuba´s National Rebellion Day and attended by Prince Principe Sisowath Chivannariddh, secretary of State at the Foreign Ministry.

Participants in the ceremony condemned the illegal and arbitrary incarceration of Antonio Guerrero, Fernando Gonzalez, Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labañino and Rene Gonzalez, who are internationally known as The Cuban Five.

Waldo Reyes, political advisor of the Cuban Embassy in Phnom Penh, highlighted the historic importance of the attack on the Moncada Garrison by Fidel Castro and a group of young Cubans on July 26, 1953.

Also present at the ceremony were officials from several public Cambodian institutions, friends of Cuba´s and members of the Association of Cambodian Students who Graduated in Cuba, as well as representatives of the local media.

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