U.S. Blocks Consular and Legal Visits of Gerardo Hernandez Nordelo

 

Once again an additional punishment has been inflicted upon Gerardo Hernandez

Nordelo, one of the Cuban 5 anti-terrorist fighters unjustly imprisoned in the United States for almost 14 years. On Saturday July 7 Cuban consuls  were not allowed to enter the prison  and on Monday July 9 his lawyer, Martin Garbus, was also denied a legal visit  having to resort instead to enter as a regular visitor. This meant that Garbus could not enter the prison with any legal documents for Gerardo's current appeal or any pens or writing paper. 

 

The International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban 5 denounces this new arbitrary measure against Gerardo. It seems that it is not enough for the US government to keep 4 innocent men in prison and another under a punitive supervised probation, now they add more impediments to elementary legal and human rights.

We also demand the the US government  grant immediate visa to Adriana Perez to visit Gerardo in prison and to allow Rene Gonzalez to immediately return home to his loved ones.