Appearance of anti government signs sparks repression

FROM CUBA
Appearance of anti-government signs sparks repression

PALMA SORIANO, Cuba, March 30 (Virgilio Delat La O, APLO /
www.cubanet.org) - The recent appearance of anti-government signs here
in Palma Soriano and in the towns of Palmarito, Mella, San Luís , Alto
Songo, La Maya and the city of Santiago de Cuba has brought a wave of
repression against dissidents.

Anilla López, president of a block committee in Palma Soriano, last week
publicly blamed dissident Orlando Pérez Aguilera for signs saying "Down
with Fidel" and "Freedom for the 75" that appeared in town. Pérez
Aguilera was physically threatened.

Last week in the municipality of Mella members of the National
Revolutionary Police broke into the home of dissident Yunier Santos de
la Cruz. The agents said they were looking for paint and paint brushes
used to make anti-government posters.

During the search, they took a shortwave radio and literature from the
European Union.

Santos de la Cruz was taken to Santiago where he was told he could be
helped if he agreed to be a government informant. He was held for three
days.

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