Cuban Labor Party Head Arrested

The President of the Rural
Labor Party of Manzanillo
was arrested.

SANTA CLARA, CUBA, January 17 (Yoel Espinosa Medrano, Cubanacán Press
/Puenteinfocubamiami.org) – Last January 14th, the President of the
Rural Labor Party (POC), Alberto Moreno Fonseca was arrested by
officials of the State Security in Manzanillo due to his activities in the
pacific opposition.

According to a phone conversation with Maria del Carmen Videaux,
organizer of the POC, around 6:a.m o'clock of the above mentioned date, Edel
Garcia, Chief of the Political Police and two guards showed up at the
home of Moreno Fonseca located at Street Mercedes 167, between Avenues
8th and 9th of the Granma municipality and told the opponent to get
toothpaste, a toothbrush and some soap because they were taking him to the
Provincial Unit of Penal Instruction because he was the main organizer
of the 1st Congress of the Rural Labor Party.

Given to the Information Bridge Cuba Miami by Yoel Espinosa Medrano of
the Agency Cubanacan Press for distribution on the 17th day of January
of 2008. Translation :Information Bridge Cuba Miami.

URL:
http://www.netforcuba.org/News-EN/2008/Jan/News10350.htm