Julio Beltrán Iglesias
Julio Beltrán Iglesias is a multi-tasking dissident in Cuba.
He is a member of the Republican Party of Cuba.
He is director of the Pat Tillman Independent Library. (Yes, that Pat Tillman.)
And perhaps most dangerously for the Castro dictatorship, he is an independent journalist.
So it's really no surprise that on Friday, July 10, a thug with the National Revolutionary Police grabbed Beltrán for a little chat down at police headquarters.
Well, it was much more nefarious than a "chat."
In typically cowardly fashion, the thug warned Beltrán that he risked being sent to prison for up to 4 years if he continued his "counter-revolutionary" activities, including meeting with "terrorist elements" at his house.
"We already have a case opened against you, and this will be the final warning," the officer said.
Several hours later, Beltrán was allowed to go home.
Catch. Threaten. Release.
And probably fail to change Beltrán's "counter-revolutionary" ways.
After all, he has too much work to do.
He is a member of the Republican Party of Cuba.
He is director of the Pat Tillman Independent Library. (Yes, that Pat Tillman.)
And perhaps most dangerously for the Castro dictatorship, he is an independent journalist.
So it's really no surprise that on Friday, July 10, a thug with the National Revolutionary Police grabbed Beltrán for a little chat down at police headquarters.
Well, it was much more nefarious than a "chat."
In typically cowardly fashion, the thug warned Beltrán that he risked being sent to prison for up to 4 years if he continued his "counter-revolutionary" activities, including meeting with "terrorist elements" at his house.
"We already have a case opened against you, and this will be the final warning," the officer said.
Several hours later, Beltrán was allowed to go home.
Catch. Threaten. Release.
And probably fail to change Beltrán's "counter-revolutionary" ways.
After all, he has too much work to do.
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