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Posted on Wednesday, 11.18.09

CUBANET

Making candy leads to charges against human rights advocate

CUBANET

HAVANA, Cuba, Nov. 18 (Juan C. Gonz�lez Leiva / www.cubanet.org) � Human rights advocate Edey S�nchez says he was arrested by national police agents following a five-hour search of his home that turned up an oven, a mixer and trays for making candy.

S�nchez, who lives in Cumanayagua in the province of Cienfuegos, was held by police for seven days and charged with illicit economic activity. The stove, mixer and trays were confiscated.

He was released pending trial after posting a 500,000 bond.

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