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Statement from the President’s Office of the National Assembly

THE U.S. Supreme Court today announced, without any further explanation, its decision not to review the case of our Five compañeros unjustly incarcerated in that country for fighting anti-Cuban terrorism sponsored by the U.S. government. The judges did what the Obama administration asked them to do.

In spite of the sound arguments put forward by the defense lawyers in response to the evident and multiple legal violations committed during the entire proceedings, and ignoring the universal backing for this petition expressed in an unprecedented number of "Friends of the Court" documents – among them 10 Nobel laureates, hundreds of parliamentarians, many international and U.S. jurists’ organizations and eminent political and academic figures — the Supreme Court rejected the case, ignoring the demand of humanity and its obligation to do justice.

Once again the arbitrariness of a corrupt and hypocritical system and its mercilessness toward our five brothers has been exposed.

Our fight to attain their liberation will not diminish for one second.

Now is the time to step up our actions, without leaving one space to be covered or a single door on which to knock.

We are sure that Gerardo, Antonio, Fernando, Ramón and René will continue leading this battle as they have done for the last close to 11 years.

Responding to the infamous decision, Gerardo Hernández Nordelo stated: "On the basis of our experience, the Supreme Court decision does not surprise me. I have no confidence at all in the U.S. justice system. It is now totally clear that our case has been a political case from the beginning, because not only did we have all the necessary legal arguments for the Court to review it, we but also had growing international support, reflected in the amicus briefs presented to the Court in our favor. I reiterate what I said 12 months ago, on June 4, 2008: as long as even one person is fighting on the outside, we will continue resisting until justice is done."

The struggle must be multiplied to the point of forcing the U.S. government to end this monstrous injustice and restore their freedom to Gerardo, Ramón, Antonio, Fernando and René.

President’s Office of the National Assembly of People’s Power

June 15, 2009 (Cubaminrex- Granma Intenacional)

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