Soto is the first victim of new violence Raul
The Cuban dissident journalist Guillermo Fariñas (Santa Clara, 1962) was "a great friend and brother to fight" the last martyr of the Cuban dissidents, Juan Wilfredo Soto, who died early Sunday at a hospital in the city of Villa Clara day 5 after being beaten by four police officers Castro. "Everyone saw the beating Juan Wilfredo Soto," insists Cuban Fariñas using the word "Yes, in Cuba now we can die from beatings in the street."
- "Pancreatitis", that is the cause of the death of John Wilfredo Soto, according to the Cuban regime. You want to give the idea that he died of pure alcohol?
"I do not say the official version is that his pancreas exploded by a blow. Pancreatitis can be induced by a stroke, trauma or liquid (acids) or may be evolving after a progressive deterioration of the pancreas as happens to alcoholics. Wilfredo Soto Juan was totally abstemious. For the amount of illness he suffered "severe hypertension, was diabetic, had chronic heart failure, circulatory problems, gout, never drank. The Government can say that, doctors must certify that he died of alcoholism but everybody saw when he was beaten and kicked.
- How was your funeral?
"Pretty sad and impressive. The repressive forces of State Security did not intervene at any time to our cries, they wanted to avoid any incident that further exacerbate the mood.
- Why kill him?
"To comply with the order given by Raúl [Castro] at the Sixth Congress of the Communist Party when he said that the squares and streets of Cuba could be defended in an unrestricted manner and in any case by the Cuban government supporters. Soto is the first victim of new violence of Raul, a new paramilitary groups.
"A twist of the communist regime to survive ...
"On one side are trying to avoid being condemned by the international community, hence the releases of opposition, on the other hand they want the citizens and the opposition terrorized these beatings that sometimes turn into lethal as in the case de Soto.
- Who was John Wilfredo Soto?
"A very well known, popular and loved. A political prisoner who suffered his first political detention at age 16. 30 years has been to oppose the regime of Fidel Castro. I have a 49, he was 46. We are in the same neighborhood. I still remember when I was a soldier, he always told me that someday I would realize that the Communists were fascists. I'll never forget that phrase. It was also a major contributor as secretary of attention to political prisoners in the anti-totalitarian Forum Kingdom.
"This one year and two months after the death of Orlando Zapata Tamayo. Is there a departure for Cuba?
"The solution is to protest peacefully every day until the government understands that we are not easy to intimidate.
- How is life after the Sixth Congress of the Cuban Communist Party?
"He raised the price of food. Pork rose to 35 pesos (CUC) a pound, up rice, coffee rose ... Everything goes up.
After concluding the interview, ask the phone Fariñas de Soto García a relative to contact them. "He has relatives working in the NHS, would rather not talk because if they do get fired fulminant." Juan Wilfredo Soto has orphaned 20-year daughter and a son, 14.
