Incident: Pastor Robert Veliz arbitrarily detained
General Information
| Title: | Pastor Robert Veliz arbitrarily detained |
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| Country: | Cuba |
| State/Province: | La Habana |
| City: | *Other Address |
| Other Address: | Non-specified |
| Date of Incident: | 2019-02-24 |
| Security Level: | Public |
| Summary: | |
| Pastor Robert Veliz Torres, minister of the Assemblies of God, one of the most prominent voices in the “NO” campaign, was arbitrarily detained for two hours by an agent from the Technical Department of Investigations (DTI) who accused him of directing members of his congregation to vote ‘no’ in the referendum for the new constitution. | |
Nature of Incidents
| Killings: | 0 |
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| (Attempts) to destroy, vandalize or desecrate places of worship or religious buildings: | 0 |
| Closed places of worship or religious buildings: | 0 |
| Arrests/detentions: | 1 |
| Sentences: | 0 |
| Abductions: | 0 |
| Sexual assaults/harassment: | 0 |
| Forced marriages: | 0 |
| Other forms of attack (physical or mental abuse) | 0 |
| Attacked houses/property of faith adherents: | 0 |
| Attacked shops, businesses or institutions of faith adherents: | 0 |
| Forced to leave home: | 0 |
| Forced to leave country: | 0 |
| Non-physical violence : | 0 |
Responsible Actor Category
| Responsible Actor Name: | Technical Department of Investigations (DTI) |
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| Responsible actor category: | Government officials |
Responsible Actor Religion
| Responsible Actor Religion: | |
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Religion of Victim(s)
| Religion of victim(s): | Christian |
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| Subcategory Religion of victim(s): | Christian, General |
Additional Information
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| Comments: | |
Web Sources
| Name: | Pressure on church leaders remains high following referendum |
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| Url: | https://www.csw.org.uk/2019/02/28/press/4235/article.htm |
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