Cuba accuses Washington of ‘destabilization’ over protest – Macau Business

Cuba on Wednesday accused the United States of trying to destabilize the island nation with an opposition street protest next week.

Cubas outlawed opposition has said it will defy a government ban to protestfor change and against violence in Havana and six other provinces on Monday.

The government was jarred by a nationwide day of protests over the summer, as Cubans took to the streets to complain about miserable living conditions and a lack of freedom.

Last month, the communist government rejected the organizers request to demonstrate again, claiming the march would be a provocation supported by the United States with the aim of provoking regime change.

Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said Wednesday that Havana will not allow the persistent aggression by the United States government, its intense and constant attempts to create conditions for internal destabilization, to alter the citizens calm and security.

Mondays march will coincide with Cuba reopening its tourism sector and primary schools after months of disruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic, while the capital will celebrate the 502nd year since its foundation.

There have been 29 statements from the United States government and influential figures in that nations congress since September 22 alone all aimed at encouraging, guiding, instigating destabilization actions in our country, said Rodriguez.

Havanas public prosecutors office has warned protest organizers about the criminal consequences they face if they go ahead with their plans. But the opposition remains unbowed.

It says the government ban is illegal as the countrys constitution guarantees the right to protest.

The new demonstration will take place four months after unprecedented anti-government protests that erupted on July 11 in around 50 Cuban cities.

The subsequent government crackdown left one dead, dozens injured and more than 1,000 people detained, several hundred of whom remain behind bars.

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