22 Cubans Freed Here
Cleared in Protest of Return of Revolutionary on Ship
Twenty-two of a group of thirty-one Cubans who were
arrested last Dec. 20 during an anti-Batista demonstration here were cleared
yesterday of charges of disorderly conduct.
During the protest at a downtown pier the Cubans
tried to storm a ship to prevent the forced return to Cuba of a former
sergeant who had taken part in an uprising at Cienfuegos.
The twenty-two were freed on the grounds of insufficient
evidence. The argued that they could not clearly understand the police
demands.
Warrants were issued for the three who failed to
appear. Six others, charged with inciting to riot, where granted
a postponement until Jan. 27 yesterday in Federal Court. They were
continued in bail of $500 each.