My terrible nightmare

November of the year 1991, receipt a telegram to the apartment where I lived with my mother, the telegram said: "Come the next week in the military committee", the military committee for which they don't know are the place which [chequean] to the future soldier in order to know if it are in conditions or capable in order to enter in the lines of the FAR (revolutionary armed forces) and they also give you the "ILUSIOSA POSSIBILITY" of choosing any occupation so that you could exercise once being inside the SMG (Military General Service).

Because the day of the appointment arrived, they made me all the medical checkups, the results were positives and between the different occupations that there was like for example: Chauffeur, special troops, sanitarium (doctor), cook etc I opted for sanitarium them they accepted my proposition and alone I had to wait for a next citation for beginning the course of sanitarium.
2 months I later receive the citation that should present me in the same place the day 3 of February of 1992, the mentioned day arrives and upon arriving is that there is much Omnibus and young that the same as I had been mentioned, I go to the reception and they inform me that "If" that I went for the course that I had selected, I put on very happy since wise that I was going to study something that left make useful I don't sole in the SMG but in my life. I said goodbye to my brother that was going to accompany me and, my last words for the were that we would be soon some days or maybe 1 week, this happened February 3 of 1992, being in the truck all the youth they went happy, some singing, and I eat of quiet habit also of not knowing to nobody I was a little sad since wise that in some months more would incorporate to the military life (I believed).
We came to the place of origin, place that never in my life has imagined that I went to me be there it was named "Crash Axe" (between Pinar of the Rio and Mariel) it was a terrible military silent unit and alone in which alone I felt the chop from the mosquitos and the waves of the sea because neither birds there was and as soon as we got off us the truck we began then to listen to the "FIRM And ORDER" of the military that they there were, I there realized that I was in a military regiment, after some days of being there I ask to the lieutenant that it was to the front of my company that when would begin the course that all were interested in knowing when suddenly the responded me: That you I this speaking, this is not no course "Welcome to the SMG and to the unit 5040" and here begin my nightmare.

I was in that dark place, lonely and inhabited of mosquito 56 days without leaving in the previous preparation that they really should be 45 days, then i took 1 week of vacations and when i come back in April begann the SMG but this was in a course the one that never in my life I have requested "Sergeant boss of squad of infantry and this was obligatory, I there was 4 months more without vacations any thing that is not normal but they promised me that I would take them upon finishing the course and that they would be 15 days, more than the established, finally finish the unfortunate course and I graduated, they transfer me of Regiment and they locate me in the famous 2721 (Regiment of tanks), upon arriving there I ask for my vacations to the new boss again that there I had he tells me that all in the unit had already had vacations and that therefore I had to wait for 6 months but, I try to talk to the boss of regiment but it was impossible since the didn't receive to nobody personally, and I continued trying in order to solve my situation but nothing for what I don't stay more alternative than take me the vacations self-employed since they didn't want to respect my rights like soldier, human, neither like man.
It was 8 days in the house when suddenly one day observes like the famous military patrol cars of search and capture (Special Troops) but well known like "Red Berets" without realize in this way with their laws was for the proximities since they could make that if the citizen has been more than 15 days outside of the unit (DESERTER), because I begann to hide me and I was almost 2 secret months until finally caught me, and they said to my mother that I would not go over anything since I had been very good and also was sergeant, they were the 02 of the morning when this happened they handcuffed me abruptly they pushed me toward the jeep that out waited for and they drove me preventative toward the prisons of the unit 2721 alone and isolated there I remained 20 days when I really should have been alone 3 days and in order to judge me or liberate me, from they there transferred me without making me even any process some toward the "CEIS" (Center of Intensive Training of the Soldier) appointment in Brave Tip there I was 15 days together with the others reclused that had already been judged, they then transferred me toward the unit of retention discipline located in San José de las Lajas (CEIS) and they there sentenced me to 3 months of privation of freedom, but that was not enough for the bosses they wanted me but time inside of, for what they took advantage of their positions and of their baseness and they began to insult me, but of the way more intelligent so that I feel offended and insult, reject to my obligations there inside of they like him made: very easy without realize with my rights like prisoner.
1-They eliminated me the family visits or of friends
2-I receive fewer foods than established in the quota
3-Amplyfing the load of military training
4-Me woke up earlier than to the others for making me inspection
And another of the things that made was cause me morally before hundred of prisoner, insulting me with words obscene I didn't have to whom assist and expound you the situation and rebel was the only alternative that had the that they wanted me otherwise they have destroyed psyquist, without medical attendance, of the physical exhaustion I had 2 faintings for excess of physical effort, I had wounded in the feet that was not able to neither walk, but they enjoyed with this, the same as do I observe many abuses made physically against some of the prisoner that are human rights those? finally I was processed for insubordination and sentenced to 11 total months of privation of freedom, of which I was transferred to the Disciplinario Center I from the Exercise Westerner located in San José de las Lajas but well-known like "Ganusa" after being there some months for my good behavior I was transferred Matanzas toward a correctional farm located in Jovellanos I there remained 1 month and something and lastly finish in another correctional farm located in km-190 Watery of passengers "Cienfuegos" I there finish completing the sentence of 1 year and 1 month in total that he/she/it/you was in October of 1993.

after of all this anecdote, I ask that human rights is there in a country in which do the prisoners ignore their rights?
- they don't allow you to receive medical attendance neither nun
- the lack of hygiene reigns since after having been 12 or 13 hours under the burning sun and making an effort you they physically don't permit you cleaning you they simply say that there is no alone water 10 minutes where they live together hundred of people together I believe that it is impossible that reach the time for all and many right than alone are written in the paper but the prisoners ignore it, it already is enough of injustice and Cuba wickedness acclaims and claim freedom

Daniel Arencibia Tellez