Politics
Seven Cuban doctors and a nurse sued Cuba, Venezuela and the state-run
oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (Pdvsa) for alleged conspiracy to
force them to work in conditions of "modern slaves" in order to pay off
the Cuban debt with the Venezuelan government for oil supply.
The defendants "intentionally and arbitrarily" held the health staff in
"debt servitude" and the staff became "economic slaves" and "political
advocates," according to the complaint filed in the United States, Efe
reported.
The charges were made last Friday in a Federal Court in Miami by doctors
Julio César Lubian, Ileana Mastrapa, Miguel Majfud, María del Carmen
Milanés, Frank Vargas, as well as John Doe and Julio César Dieguez, and
the nurse Osmani Rebeaux.
In the complaint, the leading defense attorney Arístides Cantón argued
that the plaintiffs travelled to Venezuela in "deceit" and "threats,"
and were forced to work unlimited hours in a social welfare program
known as "Mission Barrio Adentro," in areas with high rate of crime.
Seven Cuban doctors sue Cuba and Venezuela over "modern slavery" - Daily
News - EL UNIVERSAL (22 February 2010)
http://english.eluniversal.com/2010/02/22/en_pol_esp_seven-cuban-doctors_22A3470091.shtml
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