Social dangerousness

Social dangerousness

Social dangerousness is a legal charge under Cuban law which allows the authorities to detain people whom they think they are likely to commit crimes. The charge carries a penalty of up to four years in prison. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7583775.stm "Leading Cuban musician arrested"] , "BBC", 27 August 2008] The Cuban government has been accused by Amnesty International of using the charge almost exclusively against critics of the government. [http://thereport.amnesty.org/eng/Regions/Americas/Cuba]

People that have been imprisoned under this charge include:
* José Oscar Sánchez Madan, sentenced to four years in prison [http://www.cpj.org/blackspring/prison_caps.html] [http://thereport.amnesty.org/eng/Regions/Americas/Cuba]
* Guillermo Espinosa Rodríguez, sentenced to two years of house arrest [http://www.cpj.org/blackspring/prison_caps.html]

In 2008, the punk rock singer and dissident Gorki Águila was arrested by police on a charge of social dangerousness. He was eventually ordered to pay a $30 fine for the lesser offence of public disorder, after prosecutors dropped the charge of social dangerousness. [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7589405.stm
title=Cuba punk rocker spared jail term
publisher=BBC News
date=Saturday, 30 August 2008
accessdate=2008-08-30]

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