Exile organizations are calling for Cuban military officers to be prosecuted "just like the dictator of Venezuela"

By Ricardo Quintanas

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Miami (RadioyTVMarti) - Six Cuban exile organizations called for the Cuban regime's military leadership to be charged and prosecuted in US courts for the same drug trafficking and corruption crimes as Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, in a letter sent to senators and congressmen in Washington.

The letter, an initiative of the Republican Party of Cuba, is addressed to Republican senators Marco Rubio, Rick Scott and the Republican Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McDonnell, as well as Representative Mario Díaz Balart.

"Following the accusations made against Nicolás Maduro and a group of his associates, we ask our representatives in Washington to promote the idea of also prosecuting the mentor, which is Castro-communism," said Ibrahim Bosch, president of the Republican Party of Cuba, based in Miami, Florida.

From left to right: Miguel Díaz-Canel, Nicolás Maduro, and Raúl Castro. REUTERS/Stringer

The letter, which according to Bosch has already been received at the offices of the aforementioned politicians, indicates that the Cuban community in the United States, in other parts of the world and within the island, united with the Venezuelan people, have welcomed "this courageous step taken by the administration of President Donald Trump, to end narco-communism, the suffering of the Venezuelan people," and the harm caused to the people of the United States by the shipment of this drug to the country.

On the other hand, the text points out, the Cuban exile community has been surprised to see that "the mentors of that mafia group" operating in Venezuela, who provide Maduro with security, facilitate intelligence for him to commit crimes, violate the rights of the Venezuelan people, and repress them, is "the Castro-communist tyranny," and "has not even been mentioned on the long list of those accused." It is well known that "they are complicit in these charges and violate the same rights of the Cuban people," the letter adds.

The letter is signed by Ibrahim Bosch, representing the Republican Party of Cuba; Agapito Rivera, representing the Patriotic Association of Cuba; Luis G. Infante, representing the Cuban Historical Political Prison-Prisoner's House; Magdelivia Hidalgo, representing the Latin American Federation of Rural Women; Ariel Portilla, representing Republican Youth Impact; and Geiser Conde, representing the Cuban-American Association of Kentucky.

“This initiative is very important because it judges elements of totalitarian regimes like Venezuela, but the root of the problem is the Castro dictatorship, and that is why we are addressing our representatives so that it can be judged,” Magdelivia Hidalgo pointed out.

Elsewhere in the text, the signatories request that support be sought from other members of Congress and that the community's concerns be conveyed to the administration and Congress, and suggest that the same charges be brought against the Cuban regime with the same objective.

“This same measure should also be applied to those who maintain and support that narco-terrorist regime, which is the tyranny of Cuba,” Infantes said.

The Trump administration accused Maduro of narcoterrorism, drug trafficking, and money laundering. The State Department offered a $15 million reward for information leading to his arrest. It also implicated other high-ranking officials of the regime, including Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López, in conspiracy to smuggle narcotics.

“We support the need to end Castro-communism in Latin America, which undermines freedom in the region and impacts US leadership,” Conde said.

“They are always mentioning Venezuela and Nicaragua and they don’t even mention the root of the problem, which is the tyranny of the Castros,” commented Agapito Rivera.

The signatories also urge the community to forward the proposal to elected officials, as a tool to help the initiative succeed.