Nelson Molinet, a Cuban opponent and former political prisoner, was found dead in Florida after his family reported him missing this week.
Molinet, who was part of the 75 opponents arrested during the so-called Black Spring in 2003, was last seen alive in the city of Hialeah, from where family and friends asked for help to locate him.
The death of the opponent was confirmed by the director of the Cuban Institute for Freedom of Expression and Press (ICLEP), Normando Hernández González, who shared an official statement on social networks.
This letter indicates that Molinet’s body was found inside a car in Hallandale Beach, in Broward County.
The publication did not share any further details, so the cause of death of the former political prisoner is unknown.
On Monday, August 7, relatives of Molinet indicated that he was missing, and that he had been seen for the last time in the vicinity of 2140 W 68 St. in Hialeah, near the Social Security offices.
In the middle of his search, it had been reported that he suffered from memory problems, for which they were very worried about him.
Jesús Cruz Santovenia, one of the first to report her disappearance, confirmed the discovery of the body, noting that he had no words to describe the sadness that Molinet’s departure caused him.
Similarly, he sent his condolences to the opponent’s family, stating that Mother Cuba was mourning the death of another of her children, one of the good ones.
The opponent was 59 years old, and during his life, he was an outstanding figure in the fight against the Cuban regime. The deceased spent seven years of his life in prison due to his disagreements with the ideas of the Castro government, during which time he suffered various tortures that caused consequences for his health.
Initially, his sentence had been 20 years, but this was considerably reduced thanks to the intervention of the Catholic Church, which held talks with the Castro government. After his release, he left the island bound for Spain, from where he eventually traveled to the United States.
