Panama City, Panama — The Panamanian government said Cuba has released three of its 10 citizens detained on the island earlier this year Accused of creating destructive propaganda.
According to a government statement issued on Friday, the three freed women have reached Panama.
panama Thanked Cuba for the step and said it would continue efforts to ensure the well-being of the seven other detained Panamanians and a prompt resolution to their situation.
The Cuban Interior Ministry has said that the Panamanians arrested in Havana in late February were paid to enter the island “for the purpose of making signs containing subversive content, contrary to the constitutional order.”
The government claimed that the detainees said they were ordered to leave Cuba “after the objective was accomplished” and that they would receive between $1,000 and $1,500 each.
