HAVANA (AP) — The U.S. government is strongly denouncing a 15-year Cuban prison sentence against American contractor Alan Gross, saying the decision is “appalling” and calling on Cuba to release him immediately.
A spokeswoman for the U.S. diplomatic mission in Havana says “We reject and deplore this ruling.” Gloria Berbena says, “It is appalling that the Cuban government seeks to criminalize what most of the world deems normal, in this case access to information and technology.”
She says Gross is an international development worker who was only seeking to improve Cubans’ lives.
