Rights-watchers in Cuba want answers about a prison death that happened this tuesday. Manuel de Jesús Guillén Esplugas a 29-year old inmate at Havanaʼs Combinado del Este facility died under unclear circumstances (he was locked up since the big food-and-power protests three years ago)
The prison system says its a clear-cut suicide case; however his relatives tell a different story: they believe he got hurt trying to break-out and didnt get proper help. Guillén Esplugas was doing a six-year stretch in the facility - one of Cubaʼs biggest lock-ups
Local watch-groups are pushing for a real look into what happened: the timing and different stories dont add up. The young man got caught up in island-wide demos back in 21 when people went to streets because they couldnt get basic stuff like food and power. He still had about two-and-half years to serve when this happened