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----- Original Message ----- From: NY Transfer News To: NY Transfer News Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 7:22 AM Subject: [CubaNews] Relatives of Miami 5 Travel to Florida for Sentencing Via NY Transfer News * All the News That Doesn't Fit SUN-SENTINEL of Fort Lauderdale http://www.sun-sentinel.com/ MOTHERS OF 4 OF MIAMI FIVE TRAVEL TO FLORIDA FOR SONS' SENTENCING Relatives of fifth agent still awaiting US visas by the Associated Press HAVANA -- The mothers of four Cuban agents convicted of espionage in the United States have traveled to Miami, where their sons are to be sentenced beginning this week. President Fidel Castro made the announcement during a five-hour speech that continued into the early hours of Saturday at a gathering of representatives of Latin American parties of the left. The four women traveled early Friday to Miami. The father and daughter of the fifth Cuban agent, whose mother is deceased, are still waiting for visas from the U.S. government to make the trip, Castro said. The five men were found guilty of espionage in June after a six-month trial. Three of them _ Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labanino and Antonio Guerrero _ were convicted of espionage conspiracy, which carries a possible life sentence. Fernando Gonzalez and Rene Gonzalez, who are not related, face up to 10 years on lesser charges. "I hope that they do not commit that error," of sentencing some of the men to life sentences, said Castro. He said his government had proof of irregularities during the trial, but offered no details. Havana says the men committed no crime and were merely collecting information about anti-Castro organizations to protect the island nation from violent attacks. An independent federal probation officer reviewing their case last week suggested that the spies' anti-terrorism mission targeting Miami-based exiles should entitle them to leniency. In federal criminal cases, a court-appointed probation officer makes sentencing recommendations to a judge, within the sentencing guidelines set by law. The reviewer's identity was being kept confidential. Copyright, 2001, AP, South Florida Sun-Sentinel [In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information see: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] ================================================================= NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us 339 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10012 http://www.blythe.org e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ================================================================= ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://TOPICA.COM/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================ |
