Cuban government denies pastor’s plea for freedom
By Michael Ireland
HAVANA, CUBA (ANS) – A Cuban Evangelical Pastor has been denied the right to appeal his six-year prison sentence by the Supreme Tribunal in Havana.
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reports that Pastor Omar Gude Perez, a leader in a fast growing network of independent churches called the ‘Apostolic Reformation’, was convicted of “falsification of documents” after trumped up charges were made against him during a summary trial last July.
In a statement to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) Pastor Gude Perez’s wife said the court’s decision confirmed her belief that her husband’s arrest and imprisonment in May 2008 was orchestrated at the highest levels of government.
CSW says that Pastor Gude Perez was initially charged with Human Trafficking, but a local court threw out the charges ten months later, citing a total lack of evidence. The latest charge was brought against him a full year after his initial detention. The prosecution’s petition also accused the pastor of “counter-revolutionary conduct and attitudes.”
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