February 04, 2011|CNN. Cuba will soon release two prominent political prisoners, the Catholic Church said Friday, and will allow one of them to remain in the country in a sign that it will not require jailed dissidents to go into exile as a condition of their release.">February 04, 2011|CNN. Cuba will soon release two prominent political prisoners, the Catholic Church said Friday, and will allow one of them to remain in the country in a sign that it will not require jailed dissidents to go into exile as a condition of their release.">

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Cuba to release 2 prominent political prisoners, Catholic Church says

February 04, 2011|CNN. Cuba will soon release two prominent political prisoners, the Catholic Church said Friday, and will allow one of them to remain in the country in a sign that it will not require jailed dissidents to go into exile as a condition of their release.

Last July, the Cuban government made a deal with the church and the Spanish government to release 52 men jailed in a crackdown on opposition figures in 2003. But 11 of them, those who had refused Spain¹s offer of exile, remain behind bars.

According to the release Friday, Angel Juan Moya will be released and stay in Cuba, while Guido Sigler Amaya intends to go to the United States.

A total of 60 prisoners, more than those included in the original agreement, have agreed to go into exile in Spain.

Source: http://articles.cnn.com/2011-02-04/world/

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