Cuba to deliver verdict in closely eyed dissident case next month

By Sarah Marsh and Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) - Communist-run Cuba will deliver its verdict in a closely watched case against Jose Daniel Ferrer, one of the country's leading dissidents, on March 12, his wife told Reuters on Thursday, the day after his trial. Ferrer, 49, was arrested nearly five months ago on charges of abducting a man and causing him serious injuries, charges he denies and that his supporters say are aimed at silencing a vocal and internationally known government critic. Ferrer is the leader of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), one of the country’s largest and most active opposition groups.

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