The organization denounced in a statement obtained by Prensa Latina that this act falls within the framework of a persistent policy of hostility by the United States against the Caribbean nation, which has been marked for decades by an economic, commercial, and financial blockade that it describes as criminal.

It further stated that these measures have intensified to the point of constituting—according to the Committee—a naval blockade that hinders the delivery of fuel to the people, with devastating and inhumane consequences, comparable to the suffocating practices associated with colonialism and fascism.

The Committee stressed that the current US administration allows groups based in US territory to attempt to violate the island’s sovereignty.

He remembered that the previous day, a speedboat from the state of Florida, United States, illegally entered Cuban territorial waters and opened fire on border security personnel, wounding a commander and forcing the forces to return fire.

The use of high-caliber weaponry and specialized tactical equipment confirms the seriousness of the incident and demonstrates an action that violates international law, national sovereignty, and the principle of non-intervention enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, he denounced.

He warned that this was an act of provocation that not only compromises the security of the State and the people of Cuba, but also threatens regional stability and peace in the Caribbean.

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