Cuba Archive - Case 795

Case ID: 795

Title: N/A

First name: Juan Carlos

Last name: Jiménez González

Suffix: N/A

Aliases: N/A

Name also reported as: N/A

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: N/A

Civil Status: Unknown

Date of death/disappearance: Day:11 / Month:3 / Year:1987

Citizenship: N/A

Last known address: N/A

Last known city: N/A

Last known province-TOD: Ciudad de La Habana

Last known province current: Ciudad de La Habana

Last known country: Cuba

Location death-address: Airport

Location of death - city: Havana

Location of death province - at TOD: Ciudad de La Habana

Location of death province - current: Ciudad de La Habana

Location of death - country: Cuba

Trial held?: No

Docket Number: N/A

Sentence details: N/A

Arrest or detention at time of death: No

Date of arrest: N/A

Imprisoned/Detained: Location: N/A

How long imprisoned/detained: N/A

Death attributed to: Castro regime

Death attribution detail: N/A

Associated Event: N/A

Case description:

Juan Carlos was being sought by authorities, accused of a sabotage in Artemisa, which prompted his desperate attempt to hijack a plane (a Cubana de Aviación flight from Havana to Isla de la Juventud) to escape Cuba and an undercover guard shot him to death before takeoff. His mother, Rosalina (Rosa) González Lafita, and a friend were with him.  His mother was sentenced to 30 years in prison, but was freed after 11 years, in 1998, at the request of Pope John Paul and lives in Canada. His friend, Arturo Suárez Ramos, served 23 years and seven months (in 12 different prisons), was freed in 2010 and lives in the U.S.
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Juan Carlos estaba siendo buscado por las autoridades, acusado de un sabotaje en Artemisa, lo que provocó su desesperado intento de secuestrar un avión (vuelo de Cubana de Aviación de La Habana a Isla de la Juventud) para escapar de Cuba y un guardia encubierto lo mató a tiros antes de despegar el avión. Su madre, Rosalina (Rosa) González Lafita, y una amiga estaban con él. Su madre fue sentenciada a 30 años de prisión, pero fue liberada luego de 11 años, en 1998, a pedido del Papa Juan Pablo y vive en Canadá. Su amigo, Arturo Suárez Ramos, cumplió 23 años y siete meses de prisión (en 12 cárceles diferentes), fue liberado en 2010 y vive en Estados Unidos.

Sources: Conflict of Evidence:

Violation Status: Confirmed with primary source(s)

Cause of Death: - Extrajudicial killing: in exit attempt

Occupations: - N/A

External Files: N/A

Relatives in Archive: N/A

Victim Type: - Attempting exit

Affiliations: N/A

Other Victims Same Event: N/A

Case Record - Juan Carlos Jiménez González