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CARACAS, Tuesday August 31, 2010 | Update
Cuban Fariñas puts the blame on President Chávez for Brito's death
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Cuban dissident Guillermo Fariñas, who went on hunger strike for 135 days, blamed Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez for the death of Venezuelan farmer Franklin Brito, after fasting in protest against expropriation of his lands.
Fariñas told AFP on the telephone from his birthplace, the Cuban city of Santa Clara, that he met with and was called twice by the Venezuelan grower during his hunger strike.
"Unfortunately, I woke up today (Tuesday) and heard the news. I met Franklin. He called me twice to the hospital when I was on strike. He was a very warm and supportive guy. It is a murder by Chávez's government," Fariñas said.
Brito, 49, died on Monday night at the Caracas Military Hospital, where he was admitted early this year as a result of a hunger strike which lasted several months.
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