00:00The Cuban government has announced the release of 2010 people subject to sanctions through an approved pardon.
00:06The humanitarian and sovereign gesture was based on a careful analysis of the nature of the offenses committed by those
00:13sentences,
00:14their good conduct while in prison, the fact that they have served a significant portion of their sentence, and their
00:19state of health.
00:21This is the fifth pardon granted by the Cuban government since 2011, from which more than 11,000 people have
00:28benefited.
00:28Furthermore, this is the second release of inmates this year, in the context of the Holy Week religious celebrations.
00:34It is a common practice in Cuban criminal justice system and part of the revolution's humanitarian tradition.
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