Cuba dissident’s death accidental, say crash survivors

The other crash survivor, Jens Aron Modig backed Mr Carromero’s account of the
accident and asked that the accident not be used “for political purposes”.

“I don’t recall there being a second vehicle involved in the accident,” he
said.

Mr Carromero and Mr Modig are conservative activists who had travelled to Cuba
with a €4,000 donation for the Cuban dissidents to use for organising
political youth wings.

Mr Paya, 60, a leading opponent of the one-party rule of the Cuban Communist
Party, was the 2002 recipient of the European Parliament’s Sakharov prize,
which is awarded for defending human rights and freedom of thought.

His widow, Ofelia Acevedo last week rejected a government report that blamed
the car crash on the driver. She also criticized officials for not allowing
her to talk to Mr Mr Carromero and Mr Modig, who had been kept in custody.

Mr Paya’s relatives had said they believed the rental car had been forced off
the road by another vehicle.

Mr Carromero faces charges of traffic violations resulting in death, which can
carry up to 10 years in prison under Cuba’s penal system.

Source AFP

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