A CUBAN RUNS THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE IN VENEZUELA

Cuban General Leopoldo Cinta Fria  in command of the Ministry of Defense in Venezuela

Cuban General Leopoldo Cinta Fria is in command of the Ministry of Defense in Venezuela
May. 02 CAROUSEL, LATAM no comments
By: Ricardo Guanipa.-retired Army General Antonio Rivero Venezuelan denounced on Friday February 22 this year, the presence of more than 300 Cuban military in the country affecting defense policy and organization of the Armed Forces, the he considered a violation of national sovereignty.
"The consequences are serious, here's outrage of the Armed Forces, rape and loss of sovereignty because a military force (Cuban) of more than 300 troops is located within Fort Tiuna", the main military installation in Caracas, said Rivero AFP in a telephone at that time ..
The National Director also opposition Popular Will said the Cuban troops are assigned "to different areas of the country and some components such as the Navy and Air Force."
General at that time called on the Attorney General to open an investigation into this complaint, already introduced in 2012 along with photographs that he claims show Cuban military receiving information "strategic" Venezuelan high command, but to no avail, is now arrested on false charges after a montage of his friend and General Miguel Rodriguez Torres, Minister of Interior and Justice of the Venezuelan government and highly related to the FARC and high command of Havana.
In the newspaper El Horizonte, was sent a recent photograph which shows the current Minister of Defense Diego Molero met with Venezuelan military high command which displays a Cuban general who has been identified as Leopoldo Tape extraoficalmente Fria, who read a document and officers instructing the South American country.
JAIL REPORT A CUBAN
Ironically, the Venezuelan justice decided to turn a blind eye to the general's complaint and decided to go against him for having uncovered with pandora box testing.
The Venezuelan government ordered a Caracas court control subdue Venezuelan prison retired Gen. Antonio Rivero after being charged with two counts for alleged incidents related to the April 14, to which the former soldier has responded by announcing a strike hunger.
It is clear that the government tries to undermine and distract public opinion on the Cuban military presence on military installations, but this new picture relives Rivero's complaint.
The Revolutionary Tribunal Control 2nd Caracas metropolitan area, based on the crude evidence presented by prosecutors issued custodial sentence for the accused, "the Attorney General said in a statement.
Through a letter read by his brother told reporters shortly after the ruling, the retired military denied responsibility and declared a hunger strike, which has joined his mother, a 81-year old woman, known unofficially The Horizon.
"To my absolute innocence of the crimes charged and deprived me of my freedom, I declare a hunger strike, having stopped taking food from the time of my arrest," Rivero said in the letter.
General detained at the headquarters of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin) in Caracas.
 The news editor cables used to supplement the information.