"It was a petition for an Amnesty Law for Cuban political prisoners, among them Walniel Luis Aguilar Rivera, his 25-year-old son, who had taken to the streets during the popular protests of July 11, 2021, across Cuba and was ultimately sentenced to 12 years in prison for sedition. Yesterday, upon learning of the general amnesty for political prisoners in Venezuela, this father renewed his plea for his son's return home with even greater force."
"The petition, addressed to Ana Maria Mari Machado, a member of the National Assembly who also sits on the Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs, stated that, having exhausted all legal avenues to seek justice, they were appealing for amnesty as a last resort, as protected by Article 61 of the Constitution."
"Chapter XX of the Official Gazette of the Republic of Cuba defines amnesty as the commutation of the sentence imposed on someone who has committed a crime and entails the forgetting of the offense, the elimination of criminal proceedings, and the pardon of the sanction."
Wilber Aguilar traveled to the National Assembly of People's Power in Central Havana on January 19, 2024, to submit a petition seeking an Amnesty Law for Cuban political prisoners, including his son Walniel Luis Aguilar Rivera. Walniel, 25, was sentenced to 12 years for sedition after the July 11, 2021 protests. The petition, addressed to Ana Maria Mari Machado and invoking Article 61 of the Constitution, said legal avenues had been exhausted and requested commutation and legal forgiveness as defined in Chapter XX of the Official Gazette. The Cuban government initially deemed the petition inadmissible; the father renewed his plea after Venezuela announced a general amnesty.
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