Portuguese Legislators Echo International Call for the Release of Cuban Five

Lisbon, Aug 7, (RHC).- Portuguese lawmakers echoed the international call for the release of the Cuban Five, urging U.S. President Barrack Obama to take this matter into his own hands.

The Communist Party Caucus of the Portuguese Parliament asked Obama to make use of his executive prerogatives to have this case reviewed.

The Portuguese legislators stressed that Gerardo Hernandez, Rene Gonzalez, Ramon Labañino, Antonio Guerrero and Fernando Gonzalez are currently serving harsh and unjust sentences for aborting terrorist actions organized by Florida-based, anti-Cuban groups sponsored by the Cuban-American extreme right.