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Saturday, March 5, 2011

Alan Gross

Cuba: The Judges Have Condemned the U.S. Aid Worker Alan Gross - Aid workers in the United States to Cuba, Alan Gross, was convicted of crimes against the state, Cuban television reported. 
Mr. Gross, 61, was arrested in December 2009 accused of illegally to set up connections to the Internet in Cuba under funded by the U.S. government.

The conviction is the result reported for several days, but prosecutors have tried to 20 years in prison.

United States has warned there could be an easing of relations until it is released.

On Friday, U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has again requested his unconditional release.

"It 's been unjustly imprisoned for too long," said Clinton.

Mr. Gross was in Cuba, who works as a contractor for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on a program to promote democracy in Cuba.

His work involved the distribution of Internet equipment and satellite communications to the Jewish community in Havana.

Such conduct is prohibited and is considered subversive communist Cuban authorities.

The trial in Havana, lasted two days.

Mr. Gross was convicted of acts against the independence and territorial integrity of the state.

You can appeal against the decision of the Supreme Court of Cuba.

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