[Witness spoke in Spanish, interpreted as follows:]
First of all, in terms of humanitarian aid, most important is that it not go into the hands of the government. If it goes to the government, it will be sold [Technical difficulty—Editor] in dollars. It's important to use the channels that are being used now: the Catholic Church, for example, and Caritas, as the United States is doing. Furthermore, with the United States, you could have Caritas and the church have more infrastructure—that is to say, freezers, fridges and transportation systems—so they can provide more food to all of Cuba. That's essential.
Cuba is absolutely [Technical difficulty—Editor] 1% of the population [Technical difficulty—Editor] 11,000 are in pre-custody. Cuba has a massive repression issue, where new political prisoners are put in prison all the time. The regime needs to understand that it needs to change or transition. The only thing that counts for the regime is that it be done in public, not in private.
There needs to be strong pressure on the regime, with those who do it like the United States. Canada and the United States having an alliance would be very positive, because you would have the opportunity to influence that pressure so that it would be of a nature that you would like more. Sometimes there's criticism, so intervene with pressure, never by sending goods to the regime, which will keep it in power.