Attorney General’s Office details progress of criminal proceedings related to July 11, 2021, disturbances
Given that the established time period has elapsed for defendants and prosecutors to file appeals, and those submitted have been resolved, the People’s Courts reports that 76 verdicts are now final

Author: Granma | internet@granma.cu
june 21, 2022 11:06:37

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Given that the established time period has elapsed for defendants and prosecutors to file sentencing appeals, in exercise of the right that legally assists them, or because these have been resolved, we report that, to date, the Prosecutor’s Office has been notified by the People’s Courts of 76 verdicts which are now final.
The Attorney General’s Office continues to provide the people information on the legal response to the events of July 11, 2021, which threatened the constitutional order and stability of our socialist state.
A total of 381 personshave beenconvicted, including 16 youth between the ages of 16 and 18, mainly for crimes of sedition; sabotage; robbery with force and violence; attempt; contempt and public disorder.
A total of 297 defendants were sentenced to prison terms, based on the seriousness and circumstances in which the events occurred and their personal conduct. For the crime of sedition, 36 were convicted and sentenced to between five and 25 years in prison.
The prison terms of 84defendants were substituted with alternative sentences that do not imply their confinement in prison, in principle,dependent on good behavior, providing instead correctional work with or without time in prison and limitation of freedom. Fifteen of the youth between the ages of 16 and 18 were included in this decision.
It is important to point out that the breach of obligations dictated by the Court in its sentences or the commission of a new criminal act, will result in the revocation of the substitute sentence and the obligation to serve the remainingportion of the sentence originally set, in prison.
In the sentences handed down, the People’s Courts established, in each case, the civil responsibility to compensatethose injured as a result of the acts committed, and the reparation of property damage caused.
Underway at this time isthe process of executing the final sentencesestablished, and ensuringthroughout their duration that educational, coercive and preventive goals are achieved, including the reinforcement of values, rectification ofthe behavior of those sanctioned and their social reintegration.