the united States has announced this Thursday that prohibits entry to the country, the minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba (MINFAR), Leopoldo Cintra Frías, due to the support provided by the cuban military to the regime of Nicolás Maduro. In a statement, the secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, accuses the ministry that directs Cintra of “serious human rights violations and abuses in Venezuela, including torture or subjugation of venezuelans to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment” for their positions against Maduro. The measure also extends to the children’s minister, Deborah and Leopoldo Cintra González.
“the Dismantling of the democracy of Venezuela to the base of terrorizing the venezuelan people into submission is the main goal of the MINFAR and the cuban regime,” continues the statement, which concludes with a call to the international community: “We strongly encourage other Governments and international organizations to continue promoting the accountability of the cuban regime for their involvement in violations and abuses of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Cuba, Venezuela and beyond.”
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Along with the release, Pompeo has posted a message on Twitter in which ensures that the united States is to “promote the accountability of those who violate human rights, regardless of where they reside”.
The penalty to Cintra, a soldier, who joined the rebel Army in the cuban revolution in 1957, just 12 years old, is in addition to the that was imposed on the cuban minister of the Interior, Julio Cesar Gandarilla Bermejo, which he received in November the same punishment also for “gross violations of human rights in Venezuela”.
the united States, along with the other more than fifty countries, recognized the opposition leader John Guaidó as legitimate president of Venezuela. But a year after that Guaidó was proclaimed acting president, invoking the Constitution, Maduro continues counting with the support of the Army and manages the day-to-day Government supported by Russia, China and Cuba.
