Exclusive: René González, Lone Cuban 5 Member Freed From U.S. Prison, Speaks Out From Havana
October 24, 2013
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as posted by the channelIn a Democracy Now! exclusive, the only freed member of the Cuban Five, René González, speaks out after a 13year imprisonment in the United States. The five Cuban intelligence agents were arrested in the United States in 1998 and convicted of espionage. They say they were not spying on the United States, but rather trying to monitor violent rightwing Cuban exile groups responsible for attacks inside Cuba. In Cuba, the five are seen as national heroes. González was released in October 2011 and returned to Cuba in April. Joining us from Havana, González discusses why he came to the United States to spy on Cuban exiles, his arrest, and the four other members of the Cuban Five who remain in jail.
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