Correa calls for the U.S. release of the Cuban Five http://www.telesurtv.net/noticias/secciones/nota/73467-NN/correa-pide-a-eeuu-liberacion-de-los-cinco-antiterroristas-cubanos/

The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, called on Saturday for the release of five Cubans imprisoned in the United States (U.S.) since 1998 so they can return to the island to reunite with their families and described the detention as a violation Human Rights. With regard to the presence in Quito from the mother of René González, one of the prisoners in the U.S., President Correa said the struggles undertaken by the families of prisoners, and various non-governmental Human Rights (HR) in the world continues. 

Irma Sehwerert, is "the mother of one of the Cuban heroes who is in prison in U.S. for over 10 years and it really is an attack on human rights," said the head of state in his Saturday program Citizen Link . "Hopefully that situation will soon be reversed and those Cuban political prisoners to return to their native Cuba to reunite with their families," Correa urged. 

The Ecuadorian president stressed that the Five were convicted of espionage when what they did was to prevent acts of sabotage  by some terrorists in the Cuban community in Miami,tied to the  far right, and instead of congratulating them for that, they were made prisoners and put thru rather questionable judicial processes . "Sometimes they draw reports saying, 'Ecuador violates human rights." Where is this attack on human rights, where are the political prisoners in Ecuador?, While in the United States it is unfortunately widespread when it comes to political prisoners, "he added . 

For his part, Ecuadorian Foreign Minister, Ricardo Patino, has expressed his admiration for the struggle waged by the mother of Gonzalez. Patiño has stressed the "long struggle initiated by her and other relatives of the five prisoners" Cubans. The president of the Cuban National Assembly Ricardo Alarcon, said that his five compatriots have been punished "for fighting terrorism." Arbitrary judicial proceedings and us governmnt paid media have been midrepresenting the case during the 12 years that they have remained prisoners.The case is considered one of the  lengthyest  case process's in us history.

Thousands of voices have been raised in the world against the imprisonment of the Five, including 10 Nobel laureates. The Cubans were charged with alleged espionage for reporting the preparation of terrorist acts against their nation in Florida. Since September 12, 1998, the Cuban Fernando Gonzalez, Antonio Guerrero, Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labanino and René González are deprived of their liberty in the United States (USA), following counter-terrorism efforts within organizations in South Florida.