[NYTr] Latino Congreso Passed Resolutions on Cuban 5, Posada Carriles

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Latino Congreso Passes Resolutions on Cuban Five and Posada Carriles

Havana, Oct 8 (ACN) Delegates to the National Latino Congreso passed 
two resolutions, last October 6, one of them demanding the immediate 
release of the Five Cubans unfairly imprisoned in the U.S since 1998. 
The other resolution asks for the extradition of terrorist Posada 
Carriles to Venezuela.

The documents were approved unanimously by participants in the congress 
that was held in Los Angeles, California in the United States.

The resolution on the Cuban Five also demands the granting of 
humanitarian visas to Adriana Pérez and to Olga Salanueva so they can 
visit their husbands Gerardo Hernández and René González, respectively.

It notes that the Cuban government infiltrated Gerardo Hernandez, 
Antonio Gerrero, Ramon Labanino, Rene Gonzales and Fernando Gonzales 
into Cuban-American groups based in South Florida under a state of 
need, to detect and avoid terrorist actions against Cuba.

The decision followed a great number of terrorist attacks that have 
been carried out against the island, including against civilian 
facilities, economic and tourist targets. All actions were organized by 
those groups in Miami as stated in the document.

It also notes that Cuba was forced to take action as the U.S 
authorities did not listen to its requests of taking measures to put an 
end to such attacks.

Instead, the Five men were accused of multiple crimes never committed 
and were submitted to a trial held in Miami, where there is such a 
prejudice against Cuba, reads the resolution.

On the other hand, the organizations represented in the Latino Congreso 
demanded that terrorist Luis Posada Carriles be sent to Venezuela as he 
is a fugitive of that country and the Venezuelan Government has 
demanded his extradition so that he may face charges related to the 
downing of Cubana flight 455 in 1976.

The resolution says when setting free terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, 
the U.S violated Resolution 1373 of the Security Council of the United 
Nations and also international treaties of which the United States is a 
signatory.