Pastor Carlos Lamelas, who was absolved of "human trafficking" charges on December 13 (click here for more details), has been convicted on charges of "falsifying documents." According to a December 22 report from Compass Direct, the tribunal claims that Lamelas signed a letter that certified a man named Lázaro Leonardo Laza as an accredited worker of the Church of God without the proper verification. Lamelas was fined 1,000 Cuban pestos (CAD $52) for the new charges.
Lamelas Fined on New Charges
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Country Information
Designation
Persecuted
Population
11,032,343 (July 2021 est.)
Ethnicity (%)
White (64.1), Mullato or mixed (26.6), Black (9.3)
Religion (%)
Christian (58.5), folk religion (17.6), other (0.7), non (23.2)
Leader
President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez
Government type
Communist state
Legal system
Civil law system based on Spanish civil code
Source: CIA World Factbook
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