The sanctions arrived four years after anti -evidence protests on July 11, 2021, which led to more than 1,400 people, announced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Foreign Minister Marco Rubio stated in his statement that Diaz Canel and other basic leaders in the system were included in “Article 7031 (C) for their participation in serious violations of human rights”, which means that they are prohibited from entering the United States.
The ban on travels will also turn to the Minister of Defense Alvaro Lopez Mera and the Minister of Internal Affairs Lazaro Alberto Alvarez Casas in addition to their families.
The Minister, who has a Cuban origin, added that other measures taken by the Trump administration include visa restrictions on the “large number of court officials and prison officials”, who claim that they are accomplices or are responsible for the “unjust detention and torture of demonstrators in July 2021”.
In addition, the White House added 11 hotels to the list of prohibited property and the forbidden place of residence in the Cuba, which includes companies and property related to the system and group of business administration (Gaesa), the Union of Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces.
In addition, the decision prohibited direct or indirect financial transactions with organizations under the control of the Cuban army, such as Gaesa and its subsidiaries.
He also stated that a legal ban on American tourism in Cuba would be implemented.
This is the first time Trump invested sanctions on the president of Cuban.
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