US EditionCuba arrests 10 Panamanians for making 'subversive' signs
The Panamanian detainees admitted to creating signs to disrupt Cuba's constitutional order and were to be paid $1,000–$1,500 each, Cuban authorities said.
- On Monday, Cuba's Interior Ministry announced it arrested 10 Panamanian citizens in Havana for making signs with subversive content contrary to the constitutional order.
- According to initial statements from those detained, the Panamanian citizens were instructed to enter Cuba to create signs and would be paid between $1,000 and $1,500 each upon return, violating Cuban law banning such material.
- The detainees acknowledged responsibility for the alleged activity, officials declined to specify details, and the Panamanian embassy in Havana did not immediately respond.
- The detentions carry potential penalties under Cuban law carrying three to eight years in prison, and the announcement came days after a fatal shooting involving a U.S. boat in Cuban waters; Cuba says it maintains an open line of communication with the U.S. as investigations continue.
- Amid an economic and energy crisis in Cuba, the arrests followed last week's speedboat infiltration attempt that killed four assailants and left six wounded in custody.
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Ten Panamanians arrested in Havana for alleged subversive propaganda following the interception of a terrorist launch from the U.S. according to Cuba
Panamanian citizens were financed to perform vandalistic acts and then returned to Panama where they would receive payments of between $1,000 and 1,500 dollars each.
The Cuban regime reported Monday the arrest of ten Panamanian citizens accused of carrying out acts of "propaganda against the constitutional order", in an episode that occurs in a context of growing political and security tension on the island.Read more
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Cuba says it has detained 10 Panamanians accused of creating 'subversive' propaganda
Cuba’s government says it has detained 10 Panamanian citizens it accused of creating subversive propaganda in the latest international incident involving the Caribbean island.
Havana, Cuba. Ten Panamanians were arrested on Saturday in Cuba and are accused of being “authors of propaganda acts” against the government, reported Monday the Ministry of the Interior (Minint).The detention of Panamanians occurred three days after Cuban coast guard intercepted a boat coming from the United States with ten armed people on board when they tried to infiltrate “for terrorist purposes,” in a context of growing tensions with Washin…
Cuba arrests 10 Panamanians for making 'subversive' signs
Cuba's Interior Ministry has arrested 10 Panamanian citizens for making signs with "subversive content," saying on Monday they had been sent to Cuba from Panama by undisclosed patrons who promised to pay them for creating a disruption.
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