SUPPORTERS of the Cuban nationals who are being held at the Detention Centre staged a demonstration outside the Bahamas’ Consulate in Miami on Monday.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the demonstration was “peaceful, but noisy” outside of the Ingraham Building, which is home to the Consulate.
Using loud speakers and placards, eight demonstrators protested for two hours calling for ‘better treatment’ for four female Cuban nationals detained at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre.
“There were no physical attacks on the building housing the Consulate or on its staff; all are reported safe,’ said a spokesman.
Three of the Cuban nationals were turned over to Bahamian authorities after being intercepted by the United States Coast Guard in October 2012 and the fourth female was arrested and detained for over-staying her allotted time in the Bahamas.
“None of the four detainees qualify for refugee status under international law, therefore in these circumstances the normal course of action is repatriation to their home country,” the Ministry said.
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