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</font><font size=3>Havana, July 9.- The Attorney General’s Office of the
US state of Florida expressed the Miami court its rejection of the
request issued by lawyer Martin Garbus, on behalf of Cuban antiterrorist
Gerardo Hernandez, of an oral hearing and access to additional
information that allowed a deeper probe into the case of “journalists”,
who were paid to act before and during the trial against the five Cuban
antiterrorists in order to create what was described in 2005 by the
Appeals Court as a perfect storms of prejudices and hostility.<br><br>
In an evidently evasive maneuver, the US government tries to argue that
the facts presented by the defense do not exist and that it is not
necessary to look for more information in order to clarify them,
according to the Antiterroristas.cu) website.alt<br><br>
The government told Judge Joan Lenard that the denunciation by the
defense about the behavior of the “journalists”, who Lenard herself
admitted to have threatened and harassed the jury, is but conspiracy and
generalized speculation.<br><br>
The Attorney General’s Office warned that it could resort to “executive
privileges” and to the Classified Information Protection Law to reject
the petition, which is the same as admitting its intention to keep hiding
and manipulating the proofs.<br><br>
The government office also rejected the oral hearing requested by Gerardo
Hernandez.<br><br>
Gerardo Hernandez, along Rene Gonzalez, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando
Gonzalez, and Ramon Labanino, were given unfair and extremely long
sentences on charges that were not proven, after they monitored
Florida-based ultra-right organizations that have undertaken terrorist
actions against Cuba over the past five decades. (Taken from Radio Habana
Cuba)<br><br>
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US Government opposes Gerardo Hernandez's motion<br><br>
</b></font><font size=3>On July 6, 2012, the Florida prosecutor sent to
the Miami court his opposition to the motion presented by attorney Martin
Garbus, representing Gerardo Hernandez Nordelo, in which he asked for an
oral hearing and delivery of additional evidence by the government which
would permit deepening the issue of the journalists who were paid with
Federal money and acted before and during the trial of the Five for the
purpose of creating what the panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
in Atlanta described in 2005 as "a perfect storm of prejudice and
hostility".<br><br>
In an obviously evasive maneuver, the Government tries to argue that the
facts presented by the defense are not as they are and therefore it is
not necessary to seek further information to clarify them. In other
words, the prosecutor tells Judge Joan Lenard that the claim of the
defense about the conduct of the "journalists" that she herself
even admitted at trial managed to intimidate and harass the jury, is just
a conspiracy theory and widespread speculation.<br><br>
In its statement, the prosecutor warns that it could resort to
"executive privilege" and the Law on Classified Information
Protection Act (CIPA) for not acceding to the request, which is to admit
their willingness to continue hiding and manipulating evidence.<br><br>
In a brief final paragraph the Prosecutor also opposes the hearing
requested by Gerardo.<br><br>
One wonders what the Government fears. Why not allow the Five and
particularly Gerardo, who is serving two life terms plus 15 years in
prison, to have all the information they need to defend against the
unjust and absurd sentences that were imposed on them.<br><br>
<b><i>[Ed. note: the defense is in the process of preparing a reply to
the government's response]<br><br>
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