US terrorist listing: Joe Bidens Erbe-553 Political prisoners in Cuba launched | EUROtoday

According to his Supreme Court, Cuba launched greater than 550 political prisoners out of custody-and thus fulfilled an settlement made with the previous US President Joe Biden. In January, 378 functions had been submitted to the court docket for launch, in February 175 functions, mentioned the Vice Chair of the Supreme Court of Cuba, Maricela Sosa Ravelo, on Monday on Cuban state tv. This impacts “a total of 553 people”. “The process was successfully completed.”

The former US authorities beneath Biden had declared in mid-January to delete Cuba from the US terrorist listing if the island state expires 553 prisoners in return, together with the opposition in 2021. Then Kuba had began the discharge of prisoners. According to non -governmental organizations, round 170 folks had been launched in January – together with the distinguished dissident Daniel Ferrer.

Biden’s successor, the Republican Donald Trump, had reversed the choice made by his predecessor instantly after his re -entry into the White House and put Cuba on the terrorist once more. Human rights activists then feared a cease of the prisoner clearances. The authorities in Havana initially had no details about the destiny of the remaining prisoners.