Abel López Pérez, who started a hunger strike after authorities threatened to level additional charges against him, has been granted a medical parole, according to Cuban Democratic Directorate.
López, whose hunger strike lasted 39 days, had been jailed earlier this year after an earlier parole was revoked. He originally had been sentenced in November 2005 to 3 years in prison for "disrespecting" Fidel Castro.
The hunger strike ravaged López's body, but he said his protest was worth the sacrifice.
“This positive result, apart from my sacrifices, is also due to the spreading of news about my protest throughout Cuba and abroad as well," López said.
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