Ernesto Mederos
In a Stalinist state like Cuba, "justice" as those of us in a free society might understand it, does not exist.
Yes, there are courtrooms and judges and trials, but there are not the rules and procedures — lawyers call it "due process" — that ensure that certain rights of the accused are protected, and that justice truly prevails. Some may argue that talk of "rights" only coddles criminals, but those rules and procedures also protect the innocent from an abusive state.
Without due process, we'd be Cuba.
Cuban political prisoner Ernesto Mederos Arozarena has been waiting for his day in court since his arrest Aug. 4. Prosecutors have charged him with "disrespecting" authorities, as if the Cuban authorities are deserving of anything more.
A trial had been set for Oct. 7, but a judge never showed up, so it was back to jail for Mederos.
In another example of how justice rarely prevails in a Cuban courtroom, State Security blocked members of two opposition groups, the Pedro Luís Boitel Political Prisoners organization and the Santa Clara Opposition Council, from entering the courthouse.
The dictatorship would not dare to let too many people witness the injustices that occur inside.
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