Dissident Issues Castro's Cops an Ultimatum

Responding to the seizure of a camera by Castro's State Security, a leading Cuban dissident has warned that unless it is returned by midnight tonight, October 10, 200 dissidents will protest in Havana.

Ms. Martha Beatriz Roque was allegedly informed by the agents that the camera contained pictures of her. Wow. Another agent reportedly elaborated that the seizure was provoked by the subversion against the revolution by counterrevolutionaries, The United States and Holland.

Ms. Roque reported to have responded that the regime was the only counterrevolutionary.

Both Ms. Roque and her close dissident associate, Vladimiro Roca (son of Blas Roca, former head of the Cuban Communist party) are former regime officials. Mr. Roca's home is reported to have been been surrounded by Castro's security forces since the afternoon of October 10.

The story was reported by Ms. Roque in Mambi in Accion and with a reference to “The Declaration of Illegitimate Government" subtitled “It stopped being subversive” (but without specifying when).

I signed the declaration here even though I'm pùzzled, for example, by their reference to the illegitimate regime as 'government'.

UPDATE October 12, 2009 1:38 P.M.

There's no news about the ultimatum. Did Castro's cops return the camera and the pictures? If so, why doesn't someone in Habana say so? If not, was there a protest? What happened? Is Vladimiro Roca's house still surrounded?

Why aren't the foreign correspondents in Cuba getting the story?

UPDATE October 13, 2009 12:30 P.M.

There's still no news on Marta Beatriz Roque or Vladimiro Roca or the return of the camera.

Why aren't Cuban dissident news services reporting on this?

What about dissidents in Havana? Has anyone tried to visit Marta Beatriz Roque or Vladimiro Roca?

If so, what happened?

If not, why not?