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== Detention in relation to the death of Oswaldo Payá==
== Detention in relation to the death of Oswaldo Payá==
27-year-old Ángel Francisco Carromero was detained by Cuban authorities immediately following the July 22, 2012 [[Traffic collision|vehicular]] deaths of political dissidents Oswaldo Payá and Harold Cepero, both of whom were passengers on the affected car. Ángel Carromero, who was driving the vehicle at the time of the accident, received non-life threatening injuries; [[Aron Modig|Jens Aron Modig]], a [[Swedish]] politician who was also a passenger in the car, was similarly injured in a non-life threatening way. The road, which is in the vicinity of [[Bayamo]], has been described by news sources as being "in the process of repair, covered in abundant [[gravel]], and, therefore, very skiddy" when the incident occurred.<ref>[http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2012/07/23/internacional/1343049994.html Detenido el español que conducía el vehículo en el que murió Payá]</ref>
27-year-old Ángel Francisco Carromero was detained by Cuban authorities immediately following the July 22, 2012 [[Traffic collision|vehicular]] deaths of political dissidents Oswaldo Payá and Harold Cepero, both of whom were passengers on the affected car. Ángel Carromero, who was driving the vehicle at the time of the accident, received non-life threatening injuries; [[Aron Modig|Jens Aron Modig]], a [[Swedish]] politician who was also a passenger in the car, was similarly injured in a non-life threatening way. The road, which is in the vicinity of [[Bayamo]], has been described by news sources as being "in the process of repair, covered in abundant [[gravel]], and, therefore, very skiddy" when the incident occurred.<ref>[http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2012/07/23/internacional/1343049994.html Detenido el español que conducía el vehículo en el que murió Payá][http://www.intereconomia.com/noticias-gaceta/internacional/claves-‘caso-carromero’-un-mes-despues-accidente-20120822]</ref>


Carromero had accumulated a total of 42 traffic fines since 2009 (three of them for speeding) and the Spanish [[Directorate General of Traffic]] had notified him on May 18, 2012 that it was initiating the process of withdrawing his driver's license.<ref name="zonaretirosinpuntos">[http://zonaretiro.com/ciudadanos/carromero-carnet-conducir-multa-trafico/ Carromero perdió todos los puntos de su carné de conducir en mayo] ({{WebCite|http://www.webcitation.org/69dylYQAn}})</ref><ref name="elmundosinpuntos">[http://www.elmundo.es/america/2012/08/02/cuba/1343938261.html Ángel Carromero conducía sin puntos en el carné el coche en el que murió Oswaldo Payá]</ref><ref>[http://www.bocm.es/boletin/CM_Orden_BOCM/2012/05/18/BOCM-20120518-36.PDF BOCM num 118 del viernes 18 de mayo de 2012] ({{WebCite|http://www.webcitation.org/69cogu604}})</ref><ref>[http://www.madrid.org/boletin/CM_Orden_BOCM/2010/04/17/BOCM-20100417-4.PDF BOCM núm 91 del 17 de abril de 2010, donde se pueden consultar las multas acumuladas por Ángel Carromero] ({{WebCite|http://www.webcitation.org/69cojG4R8}})</ref><ref>[http://www.madrid.org/boletin/CM_Orden_BOCM/2010/04/24/BOCM-20100424-9,0.PDF] ({{WebCite|http://www.webcitation.org/69coltkIR}})</ref><ref>[http://www.madrid.org/boletin/CM_Orden_BOCM/2010/04/10/BOCM-20100410-2.PDF] ({{WebCite|http://www.webcitation.org/69confqXH}})</ref> Carromero had lost all his driver's license points, meaning he was in imminent risk of losing his license, however, it was later reported by government sources that the decision to withdraw his driver's license had not yet been officially published.<ref>[http://noticias.lainformacion.com/mundo/el-espanol-detenido-en-cuba-aun-disponia-de-carnet-en-vigor-aunque-no-tuviera-puntos_G84I6SqxQXtlSaO4hfLgO1/ El español detenido en Cuba aún disponía de carnet en vigor, aunque no tuviera puntos]</ref> His friends, according to various news media, described him as being "the very figure of Prudence when behind the wheel of a car."<ref>[http://www.abc.es/20120801internacional/abcp-perfil-carromero-detenido-cuba-20120801.html Carromero, un defensor de la libertad en el País Vasco y Cuba]</ref>
Carromero had accumulated a total of 42 traffic fines since 2009 (three of them for speeding) and the Spanish [[Directorate General of Traffic]] had notified him on May 18, 2012 that it was initiating the process of withdrawing his driver's license.<ref name="zonaretirosinpuntos">[http://zonaretiro.com/ciudadanos/carromero-carnet-conducir-multa-trafico/ Carromero perdió todos los puntos de su carné de conducir en mayo] ({{WebCite|http://www.webcitation.org/69dylYQAn}})</ref><ref name="elmundosinpuntos">[http://www.elmundo.es/america/2012/08/02/cuba/1343938261.html Ángel Carromero conducía sin puntos en el carné el coche en el que murió Oswaldo Payá]</ref><ref>[http://www.bocm.es/boletin/CM_Orden_BOCM/2012/05/18/BOCM-20120518-36.PDF BOCM num 118 del viernes 18 de mayo de 2012] ({{WebCite|http://www.webcitation.org/69cogu604}})</ref><ref>[http://www.madrid.org/boletin/CM_Orden_BOCM/2010/04/17/BOCM-20100417-4.PDF BOCM núm 91 del 17 de abril de 2010, donde se pueden consultar las multas acumuladas por Ángel Carromero] ({{WebCite|http://www.webcitation.org/69cojG4R8}})</ref><ref>[http://www.madrid.org/boletin/CM_Orden_BOCM/2010/04/24/BOCM-20100424-9,0.PDF] ({{WebCite|http://www.webcitation.org/69coltkIR}})</ref><ref>[http://www.madrid.org/boletin/CM_Orden_BOCM/2010/04/10/BOCM-20100410-2.PDF] ({{WebCite|http://www.webcitation.org/69confqXH}})</ref> Carromero had lost all his driver's license points, meaning he was in imminent risk of losing his license, however, it was later reported by government sources that the decision to withdraw his driver's license had not yet been officially published.<ref>[http://noticias.lainformacion.com/mundo/el-espanol-detenido-en-cuba-aun-disponia-de-carnet-en-vigor-aunque-no-tuviera-puntos_G84I6SqxQXtlSaO4hfLgO1/ El español detenido en Cuba aún disponía de carnet en vigor, aunque no tuviera puntos]</ref> His friends, according to various news media, described him as being "the very figure of Prudence when behind the wheel of a car."<ref>[http://www.abc.es/20120801internacional/abcp-perfil-carromero-detenido-cuba-20120801.html Carromero, un defensor de la libertad en el País Vasco y Cuba]</ref>

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Ángel Francisco Carromero Barrios served as a leader of a Madrid branch of the New Generations of the People's Party of Spain. He is currently serving a four-year prison sentence in Spain for the involuntary manslaughter of Cuban dissidents Oswaldo Payá and Harold Cepero.

Detention in relation to the death of Oswaldo Payá

27-year-old Ángel Francisco Carromero was detained by Cuban authorities immediately following the July 22, 2012 vehicular deaths of political dissidents Oswaldo Payá and Harold Cepero, both of whom were passengers on the affected car. Ángel Carromero, who was driving the vehicle at the time of the accident, received non-life threatening injuries; Jens Aron Modig, a Swedish politician who was also a passenger in the car, was similarly injured in a non-life threatening way. The road, which is in the vicinity of Bayamo, has been described by news sources as being "in the process of repair, covered in abundant gravel, and, therefore, very skiddy" when the incident occurred.[1]

Carromero had accumulated a total of 42 traffic fines since 2009 (three of them for speeding) and the Spanish Directorate General of Traffic had notified him on May 18, 2012 that it was initiating the process of withdrawing his driver's license.[2][3][4][5][6][7] Carromero had lost all his driver's license points, meaning he was in imminent risk of losing his license, however, it was later reported by government sources that the decision to withdraw his driver's license had not yet been officially published.[8] His friends, according to various news media, described him as being "the very figure of Prudence when behind the wheel of a car."[9]

The Cuban government accused Ángel Carromero of illegally financing Cuban government-opposition groups.[10] Manslaughter charges were levied against Carromero for the two vehicular deaths, with Cuban authorities asserting that in a case such as his, in which negligent actions resulted in "grave consequences," Cuban law required a maximum sentence of 15 years imprisonment.[3]

In 2009 Carromero opened in Madrid the gym Vanitas Fitness,[11] which is administered by Lostic Investment, a corporation which he himself established and controls.

Carromero's trial in Cuba began and ended on October 5, 2012.[12] The Cuban Attorney General's office sought to impose a penalty of seven years in prison for Carromero, however, he was ultimately given a sentence of four years, which, owing to a bilateral convention on the execution of sentences signed between Cuba and Spain in 1998, could be served in the latter country. Ángel Carromero arrived in Spain on December 29, 2012 and is currently serving his four year prison sentence at the Centro Penitenciario de Segovia.[13]

University Studies

Ángel Carromero studied at the Comillas Pontifical University, double-majoring in Law and Business Administration, however, he did not complete his course of study, choosing instead to dedicate himself full-time to politics.

Professional Roles and Positions

  • Sole administrator of the company Lostic Investment, a position which was transferred to his mother, Isabel Barrios Díez, on March 15, 2010[14]
  • Vice Secretary-General of the New Generations of the People's Party in Madrid (NNGG)[14]
  • President of NNGG District of Salamanca[14]
  • Advisor to councilwoman for the district of Moratalaz, Begoña Larraínzar.[15][14]

References