Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart | Official U.S. House headshot
Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart | Official U.S. House headshot
Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) issued a statement commemorating the victims of the "13 de Marzo" tugboat sinking by the Cuban regime on its 30th anniversary.
"Today marks 30 years since one of the cruelest atrocities ever committed against the Cuban people by the murderous regime in Cuba: the sinking of the '13 de Marzo' tugboat. The victims still have not seen justice for these heinous crimes."
Díaz-Balart highlighted that there has been no accountability for the 37 lives lost, including ten children and nine teenagers. The youngest victim was Helen Martínez Enriquez, just six months old.
He lamented that "the Cuban people continue to suffer at the hands of a depraved dictatorship that has no respect for human life or freedom." He referred to events three years ago when Cubans demanded human rights and democracy on July 11, 2021, leading to hundreds being unjustly imprisoned. He specifically mentioned political prisoner Jose Daniel Ferrer, reportedly near death in a Cuban prison.
Díaz-Balart criticized the Biden Administration for relaxing sanctions and allowing new access to U.S. financial markets, arguing it supports the regime and jeopardizes national security.
"The United States must continue to stand in solidarity with the Cuban people and deny resources to their oppressors until the Cuban people are free," he concluded.
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