After imposing new sanctions on Cuba, the United States warned: “We will hold account for the regime’s human rights violations.

After the United States Department of the Treasury impose new sanctions on Cuba, the government of Joe Biden warned the Castro regime against the violence exercised by the Castro police against the Cuban people.

This is what Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a message he posted on his Twitter account. The official pointed out that “Today we are imposing new sanctions on the Cuban police after their attacks on protesters, including young people, religious leaders and civil society organizations. We will continue to promote accountability for human rights violations committed by the Cuban regime ”.

The United States has imposed sanctions on Cuban Revolutionary National Police (PNR) and two of its leaders. In a press release, the Treasury Department announced sanctions against the PNR, its director Oscar Callejas Valcarce, and its deputy director, Eddy Sierra Arias placeholder image, for his alleged role in suppressing past anti-government protests 11 July.

This friday is the second set of sanctions imposed by the Biden government with respect to unprecedented protests anti-government on July 11 in Cuba.

Last Thursday, the Treasury sanctioned the Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) of Cuba, Álvaro López-Miera, and an elite military unit known as the “black wasps “or” black berets “.

Biden then claimed that these sanctions were “that the beginning” of his response to those who allegedly quelled protests this month, and the aforementioned US official said on Friday that the new restrictions were aimed at staying active “The conversation about the rights of the Cuban people.”

Sanctions block all good that Callejas, Sierra or members of PNR may be under the jurisdiction of the United States, and prohibits those in the United States from negotiating with them, based on the American Magnitsky Law.

According to the Treasury, during the demonstrations of July 11, members of the PNR “They were photographed confronting protesters in Havana and arresting them”, in Camagüey “They beat a group of peaceful demonstrators, including several minors” and also beat a Catholic priest.

Biden assesses options to facilitate Internet access for Cubans

The President of the United States assured this Friday that his government is evaluating “All options available” provide the Cuban people with access to the Internet and help them “bypass” censorship.

Opening of a meeting at the White House with a group of Americans of Cuban descent, Biden assured that there would be more sanctions against those responsible for the island, “unless there is a radical change in Cuba.”

Biden indicated that in addition to the sanctions, they want to increase the support “direct“To the Cuban people, seeking “All the options available to facilitate internet access”.

He also said he had ordered the Treasury Department to make recommendations on “How to maximize the flow of remittances to the Cuban people, without the military taking a part.”

“I am here to listen,” the president told his guests, and he regretted that the Cuban people had “suffered for decades under a failed communist regime”.

The Cuban singer attended this Friday’s meeting with Biden Yotuel romero, whose theme “Homeland and life“Became the”soundtrack“Popular protests in Cuba; besides the democratic senator Bob menendez and congressman of the same party Gregory Meeks.

They also attended Manny Diaz, former mayor of Miami (2001-2009); Happy Gorordo, Cuban-American businessman and CEO of eMerge Americas; Yes Ana Sofia Peláez, co-founder of the organization “Miami Freedom Project”.

(With information from EFE)

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