Sept. 3, 2008
Reprinted from ACN

HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 3 (acn) American lawyer Leonard Weinglass, a member of the defense team of five Cubans unfairly imprisoned in the US, will talk on Wednesday about the case with the president of Chile's Chamber of Deputies, Francisco Encina, and other deputies.

Weinglass, the defense lawyer for Antonio Guerrero, is in Chile to promote the cause of the five Cuban anti-terrorists who have been imprisoned since 1998. He is expected to meet with members of the Human Rights Commission of the Chamber of Deputies and with Cuba-Chile Parliamentary Group.

Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labañino, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando Gonzalez and Rene Gonzalez were arrested in September 1998 for infiltrating anti- Cuba groups in Florida that organized and led criminal acts against the Cuban people and their top leaders. The “Cuban Five,” as they are known by the international campaign for their release, were subjected to a biased trial in Miami and sentenced to outrageous prison terms that include life sentences.

After arriving in Chile, Weinglass gave a keynote lecture on the case at the Central University in the presence of Chilean former judge Juan Guzman, president of the Human Rights Center. He also met with members of the Chilean branch of the American Association of Jurists.

The American attorney held talks with the president of the Communist Party of Chile, Guillermo Teillier, and other party leaders who has been carrying out actions for the release of the five Cubans, reported Prensa Latina.

In addition, Weinglass participated in a gathering organized by the Solidarity-with-Cuba Coordinating Committee, which invited the lawyer to Chile. According to Carlos Lagos, a leader of the organization, there are 68 groups across the country that are defending the cause of the Cuban Five.

3 de septiembre de 2008
Reimprimado de ACN

La Habana, 3 sep (AIN) El abogado Leonard Weinglass informará hoy a Francisco Encina, presidente de la Cámara de Diputados y varios parlamentarios de Chile sobre la injusta prisión en EE.UU. de cinco antiterroristas cubanos.

Weinglass, defensor de Antonio Guerrero, uno de los cinco luchadores que cumplen casi 10 años de encarcelamiento, tiene previsto reunirse con miembros de la Comisión de Derechos Humanos de esa instancia y del Grupo Parlamentario Chile-Cuba.

Gerardo Hernández, Ramón Labañino, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando González y René González fueron detenidos en septiembre de 1998 por penetrar a grupos anticubanos en la Florida para impedir agresiones criminales contra el pueblo de Cuba.

Fueron condenados en un juicio amañado a severas condenas, incluídas la prisión perpetua.

Desde su llegada a Chile, Weinglass brindó una clase magistral en el Aula Magna de la Universidad Central, junto a ex juez Juan Guzmán, presidente del Centro de Estudios de Derechos Humanos, y sostuvo reuniones con los miembros del capítulo chileno de la Asociación Americana de Juristas.

También se reunió con Guillermo Teillier, presidente del Partido Comunista de Chile, y otros dirigentes de esa colectividad, que viene trabajando por la liberación de los cinco patriotas, dice la agencia Prensa Latina.

Anoche, Weinglass participó en un acto organizado por la Coordinadora de Solidaridad con Cuba, que lo invitó a Chile, donde numerosos colectivos de apoyo a los Cinco reiteraron su apoyo a la causa de los cubanos.

Carlos Lagos, dirigente de la organización, recordó que existen 68 colectivos a lo largo del país austral que trabajan por la liberación de los Cinco.