Yunior García arrived in Spain with a tourist visa, says a Spanish government source

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(CNN) -

Cuban activist Yunior García arrived in Spain on Wednesday with his wife, a Spanish government source informed CNN.

According to this same source, both arrived with a tourist visa, officially called a Schengen visa, which allows them to stay in the countries that comprise this area for 90 days.

The playwright is one of the main promoters of the marches called for this November 15 in Havana and other cities on the island, which could not be carried out because the authorities deployed a police operation to prevent it and besieged García's home so that he would not leave. , among other measures.

When asked if García had initiated an international protection procedure in Spain, this source claimed to have no details in this regard.