Hundreds of people were arrested in protests this month, and many faced charges of contempt, disrupting public order and vandalism.

Nearly 60 people were prosecuted An unprecedented anti-government protest A senior Cuban official stated that the outbreak broke out in Cuba earlier this month and vowed to follow due process during this period International criticism.

These cases involve minor allegations, and the total number of people detained has not been announced because relatives have requested information about their relatives.

The President of the Supreme Court, Ruben Remigio Ferro, told reporters on Saturday: “Until yesterday, the country’s municipal courts had received 19 judicial proceedings-involving 59 accused (in) these Those who committed crimes during the riots.”

From July 11 to 12, thousands of Cubans took to the streets in various places, including the capital Havana, demanding the government to take action. financial crisis and shortage of food Get worse Coronavirus pandemic.

Protesters chanted “freedom,” “downfall the dictatorship,” and “we are hungry.” This is the largest protest on the island in decades.

Reed Lindsay, a Havana correspondent for the independent news media “Beast of the Beast”, said that Ferro’s press conference was “a response to many international news reports and a response to many things that happened on social media about detained protesters.” Respond”.

“Some of the allegations against the government are that they did not provide lawyers to the people who are on trial. These are summary trials-the government does oppose this,” Lindsay told Al Jazeera.

“The President of the Supreme Court said they were not summary trials – they were brief trials – but they are still in progress,” Lindsay said, adding that Filo also specifically said that “mistakes may have been made, and they can be in the judicial process. correct”.

Lindsay said: “This leaves the possibility for some more minor crimes and makes it possible for people to be released.”

Hundreds of people were arrested during the demonstrations, and many faced charges of contempt, disrupting public order, vandalism, and spreading the coronavirus pandemic for allegedly marching without wearing masks.

Independent observers and activists have published a list of those arrested. There are at least 600 on the list.

Head of Human Rights of the United Nations July 16 Call for Cuba to release the protesters Several reporters were also arrested.

In a statement, Michelle Bachelet slammed the Cuban government’s response, saying that the arrested “including those allegedly held in solitary confinement and those whose whereabouts are unaccounted for” were “particularly worrying”.

Ferro said on Saturday that a faster trial system is being used to prosecute the defendants, but he promised to follow due process.