During a meeting with participants in the 32nd edition of the National Cuban Radio Festival underway in this city, Mirtha, along with Elizabeth Palmeiro, the wife of Ramon Labañino, talked about the difficult moments lived during the days in which the re-sentencing hearings took place in Miami.

She recalled that the defense lawyer told the judge that it was a man and not a nation the one that was being tried, making reference to the political treatment of the case.

They’re strong, full of life and hope. They don’t feel alone, but accompanied by their people, and by many persons from around the world who multiply solidarity so the US government sees that justice is done.

I suffer a lot, but when I attend meetings like these, both in Cuba and abroad, and I see that the movement in favor of the fair cause we’re struggling for is increasingly growing, my strength also increases, she added.

Gerardo Hernandez, Rene Gonzalez, Antonio Guerrero, Ramon Labañino y Fernando Gonzalez were the victims of political and biased trials, and have been in prison since September 1998 for monitoring terrorist actions perpetrated against Cuba by the extreme right in Miami.

The relatives of the Five thanked Cuban Radio for defending justice and broadcasting the need to continue the struggle for the definitive return of Gerardo, Rene, Tony, Ramon and Fernando to their homeland.