Nearly 60 Cubans prosecuted after July 11 protests

Nearly 60 Cubans have been prosecuted for participating in the unprecedented July 11 protests, a senior judicial official said on Saturday, but he did not specify the number of arrests and dismissed charges of “summary trials”.

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"Until yesterday (Friday), the municipal courts of the country were seized for cases involving 59 people, accused of having committed crimes"

during the

, declared the president of the Supreme People's Court, Ruben Remigio Ferro , the highest court in Cuba.

He specified at a press conference that among the 59 people prosecuted for

, such as contempt of court, public disorder or

injuries, one was acquitted and the others were not still received from

, and therefore still can not appeal.

he said, dismissing accusations of an

in the country.

Asked about the number of people arrested during the protests, Ruben Remigio Ferro replied that he too was

to know.

he declared.

According to a list circulated on Twitter by opposition groups such as the artist collective 27N and independent media such as "Periodismo de Barrio" (Neighborhood journalism), more than 600 people were arrested.

Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez said this week that the majority of detainees have been released after

Ruben Remigio Ferro admitted that the trials were

, but assured that they respected the right of defense.

, but

, he qualified.

Photographer and videographer Anyelo Troya, 25, arrested with his camera during the protest outside the Capitol, the seat of Parliament in Havana, was sentenced to one year in prison for

, according to his family. He was tried on Wednesday in a court in the capital for immediate appearance, along with 12 other protesters, according to his relatives.