Urgent Action for the Cuban 5

URGENT Action for the Cuban 5
Roberto González, René's brother, 
is gravely ill.
Tell President Obama: Let René visit Roberto!
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO FREE 
THE CUBAN FIVE
Comité Nacional por 
la Libertad de los Cinco Cubanos

 
Roberto González, René's only sibling and an important member of the 
Cuban Five's legal team, is gravely ill with cancer in a Havana 
hospital. As Cuban Five supporters know, although René has served his 
unjust sentence of more than 13 years in U.S. prison, as a punitive measure he 
is being forced to serve probation in the United States. As a result he is 
unable to be with his brother at this critical time, unless he receives special 
permission to do so.

His attorney Phil Horowitz has filed an emergency 
court petition requesting permission for René to return to Cuba for only two 
weeks to visit his brother in the hospital. The petition states, "Over the past 
nearly five months since his release from incarceration, the defendant has 
faithfully complied with each and every condition of his supervised release." 
Horowitz tells the National Committee, "The motion that is being filed is not 
unusual; it is common for a defendant to seek court permission on an emergency 
basis, to travel internationally for health concerns of a family member."

René, as well as the other four, should be allowed 
to return to Cuba immediately and permanently. However, in this emergency we ask 
you tocontact President Obama and urge him to immediately allow René to 
return to Cuba for two weeks as a humanitarian gesture.

Please use the form below to send an email 
to Obama. You can also call the White House at 202-456-1111 to make the 
same request. Please act now! 

http://www.freethefive.org/obamarenepetition.htm