Cuba Archive - Case 6370

Case ID: 6370

Title: N/A

First name: Guillermo

Last name: Rodríguez Lestón

Suffix: N/A

Aliases: El Chino

Name also reported as: N/A

Age: 37

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: N/A

Civil Status: Unknown

Date of death/disappearance: Day:25 / Month:3 / Year:1978

Citizenship: N/A

Last known address: N/A

Last known city: N/A

Last known province-TOD: N/A

Last known province current: N/A

Last known country: Cuba

Location death-address: Taco Taco prison

Location of death - city: Taco Taco

Location of death province - at TOD: Pinar del Río

Location of death province - current: Pinar del Río

Location of death - country: Cuba

Trial held?: Yes

Docket Number: N/A

Sentence details: 17 years of prison

Arrest or detention at time of death: Yes

Date of arrest: Day:4 / Month:12 / Year:1960

Imprisoned/Detained: Location: At home

How long imprisoned/detained: N/A

Death attributed to: Castro regime

Death attribution detail: Prison authorities

Associated Event: N/A

Case description:

Prisoner serving 17 years who prison authorities reported had died when a truck in which he had been riding had an accident. The family received the body with a huge blow to the head. No witnesses to the accident were found.
The brother reports he was innocent of the charges for which he was sent to prison. His father and uncle had been conspiring against the Castro government, but he had not. He lived at home and worked at the corner store. On the day of his father's arrest, he came home and they arrested him too. Sentenced to 17 years of prison, he had served at La Cabaña, El Príncipe, Isla de Pinos, then Taco Taco, not being released when his sentence was up.
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Preso que estaba cumpliendo una sentencia de 17 años que según las autoridades penitenciarias murió cuando un camión en el que viajaba sufrió un accidente. La familia recibió el cuerpo con un fuerte golpe en la cabeza. No se encontraron testigos del accidente.
El hermano asegura que era inocente de los cargos por los que fue enviado a prisión. Su padre y su tío habían estado conspirando contra el gobierno de Castro, pero él no. Vivía en casa y trabajaba en la tienda de la esquina. El día del arresto de su padre, regresó a casa y también lo arrestaron. Condenado a 17 años de prisión, había cumplido en La Cabaña, El Príncipe, Isla de Pinos, luego Taco Taco, y no fue puesto en libertad cuando terminó su condena.

Sources: Conflict of Evidence:

Violation Status: Confirmed with primary source(s)

Cause of Death: - Extrajudicial killing, possible/suspected

Occupations: - N/A

External Files: N/A

Relatives in Archive: - Parent in Case 10: Manuel Rodríguez Hernández

Victim Type: - Prisoner / Detainee: Political cause

Affiliations: N/A

Other Victims Same Event: N/A

Case Record - Guillermo Rodríguez Lestón