By Alberto de la Cruz on 05/05/2011
Just in case the "Cuba Experts" missed this one, here is another
"reform" in Cuba brought about by the dictatorship of the Castro crime
family they can add to their list:
Protestant pastors detained and interrogated in Cuba
Three protestant pastors were detained and questioned by Cuban
security agents in Camaguey over the past weekend. The pastors are all
affiliated with the Apostolic Movement, a network of churches that has
come under heavy pressure from the Cuban government over the past few years.
On Saturday 30 April, Pastors Benito Rodríguez y Bárbara Guzmán
were picked up by a group of high ranking state security agents and
communist party officials. The two were taken to the Palma Street Police
Station in Camaguey where they were held for two hours. During their
detention the two reported being interrogated and put under heavy
pressure to cease holding church services in their home.
On Sunday 1 May, a church service officiated by the two pastors was
interrupted by Ms Etael, the head of the Office of Religious Affairs in
the Provincial Ministry of Justice. Etael, who was also present at the
time of their detention, issued a summons to Pastors Rodríguez and
Guzmán to present themselves and proof of their home ownership at the
Ministry of Justice on May 6. Pastor Rodríguez, aged 45, has lived in
the house for his entire life.
Following Etael's visit, Pastor Bernardo de Quesada Salomón was
detained after leaving his house at around 12:45pm. He was taken to a
provincial detention centre where he reported being subjected to heavy
pressure and threats in an effort to push him to leave his pastoral work.
Pastor Omar Gude Perez, a leader in the Apostolic Movement who is
currently serving a six-and-a-half year prison sentence under
conditional liberty, told CSW that pressure on the network of churches
has intensified. "This is just one of the many occasions on which they
have been detained, fined, or threatened by the Castro regime which has
not altered in the least its policy of denial of religious liberty to
and aggression towards the Apostolic Movement," he said.
Pastor Gude Perez also noted that a number of pastors, including
his wife Kenia Denis and Mario Alvarez, a church leader based in San
Jose de las Lajas, had recently been denied permission to leave the
country to attend religious conferences abroad. They believe that this
is due to the fact that they continue to share information about
religious liberty violations with international human rights groups and
media.
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