March 23, 2005
Because Doctors grow on trees in Cuba...
The castro regime can afford to beat and incarcerate MD's who voice dissent:
HAVANA, March 22 (José Antonio Fornaris, Cuba Verdad / www.cubanet.org) - Four men, allegedly led by the first secretary of a local branch of the Communist Party, forced their way into the home of dissident medical doctor Darsi Ferrer and beat him up.Ferrer, who represents the Juan Bruno Zayas Health and Human Rights Center, showed his right hand, which he said suffered a inch-long gash from a knife wielded by one of the intruders.
"They beat me as soon as they arrived," Ferrer said in an interview. "They wanted to destroy the photos of political prisoners that I have on the wall. I suffered the cut hand when I defended myself."
Ferrer told of the attack during a meeting at his home this week to honor six imprisoned medical doctors: Marcelo Cano Rodríguez, Oscar Elías Biscet González, Luis Milián Fernández, José Luis García Paneque, Alfredo Pulido López and Ricardo Silva Gual. At least 20 persons, between members of the opposition and independent journalists, were on hand for the homage.
'The intruders grabbed me by the neck and told me they were going to kill me," Ferrer said. "After what happened, I fear I could be killed at any moment."
The Juan Bruno Zayas Health and Human Rights Center is a new dissident organization.
Oh, yeah. It's all about the healthcare.
Posted by Val Prieto at March 23, 2005 06:00 AM
Comments
This reminds me of something similar several years ago about another person in Cuba whose writings were forced down her throat. I don't remember who she was and what she wrote. I just couldn't believe it at the time. What they did to Dr. Ferrer didn't surprise me.
Posted by: Albert at March 23, 2005 11:13 AM