The appeal judge confirms the acquittal of a journalist from the official media outlet ’Cuba Información’
14ymedio, Madrid, July 15, 2024 — The Provincial Court of Madrid confirmed the sentence of a court in the Spanish capital that acquitted journalist José Manzaneda of the crimes of libel, slander and inciting hatred. This comes after Manzaneda had been accused in 2021 by Javier Larrondo, president of the NGO Prisoners Defenders.
In his 2021 complaint, Larrondo requested six years in prison and a fine of 8,400 euros for the journalist, as well as a joint civil liability of 50,000 euros with the media. For the NGO, he requested a fine of 100,000 euros. The complaint was filed for an article published on 5 October 2020 entitled: “Creating a health crisis in Cuba, the objective of the war against its medical cooperation,” with a video version and a written version .