Cuba – Jailed US Jewish Contractor Appeals 15-Year Sentence

Cuba – A US contractor jailed in Cuba for distributing laptop computers has filed an appeal of his 15-year prison sentence, the head of the court said on Saturday.

Alan Gross, 61, was convicted last month of “acts against the independence or territorial integrity” of Cuba, in a case that strained already delicate relations between the United States and Cuba’s communist government.

“An appeal has been presented. It has been placed at the disposal of judges who are dealing with the matter,” said Ruben Remigo Ferro, chief justice of Cuba’s Supreme Court.

There’s no deadline for the court to rule on an appeal.