Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
United States of America imposing sanctions on defense ministers and interior ministry divisions Because on Thursday (23/7) for the repressive actions they took against anti-government demonstrators that occurred some time ago.
The sanctions include freezing all assets and interests of Lopez Miera and the SNB, the special forces unit dubbed the Black Berets in the United States, and barring any US citizen, resident or entity from engaging with them financially.
“The Treasury will continue to enforce Cuba-related sanctions, including those imposed today, to support the Cuban people in their quest for democracy and assistance from the Cuban regime,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement. .
US President Joe Biden said the sanctions were the beginning of any punitive action his country had taken against Havana.
“This is just the beginning. The United States will continue to impose sanctions on individuals responsible for the oppression of the Cuban people,” Biden said.
Biden said his government was still targeting Lopez Miera and the SNB because he thought they had encouraged violence against protesters.
The US Treasury said earlier that their Office of Foreign Assets Control had frozen the assets of minister Alvaro Lopez Miera and the Special National Brigades (SNB), a Cuban interior ministry office, in connection with human rights abuses committed during the violence against protesters at the start of the protests. July.
“As we hold the Cuban regime accountable, our support for the Cuban people is unwavering,” Biden said.
For information, thousands of people in Cuba took to the streets in 40 cities shouting ‘freedom’, ‘take down the dictator’ and ‘we are hungry’ on 11 and 12 July. The protests broke out in the worst economic crisis to hit the country in decades.
However, the action was colored by riots. As a result of the riots, one person was killed and more than 100 have been arrested.
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