To be arrested at a later date. You know, when the Pope leaves?
Via NY Times:
The Cuban government announced Friday that it would release 3,522 prisoners from its jails in advance of the pope’s visit this month, a gesture the nation also took before the last papal visit in 2011.
The authorities will release a mix of women, inmates under the age of 20 with no prior offenses, people older than 60, prisoners with illnesses, some foreigners whose countries have agreed to repatriate them and others whose terms are coming to an end. But they will not release those wanted for serious crimes like murder, child sexual abuse or crimes against national security, which often means they are political prisoners.
The Cuban government has twice before released prisoners before a papal visit, measures meant to elicit good will for the state.