Cuba’s Ministry of Energy and Mines said at around 8:15 p.m. local time an outage at the Diezmero substation on the outskirts of Havana had caused “a significant loss of generation in western Cuba and, with it, the failure of the National Electric System.”
Earlier, Ruth Leonora López had demanded a public trial as police brought her before the judge. Wednesday’s hearing was closed to the public as the case is under seal.Observers say the case against López is retaliation for her work while authorities allege she aided one of her former employers being prosecuted for embezzlement. Authorities
The anticorruption lawyer, who works for the nongovernmental organization Cristosal, has denied the accusations.Leaving the court after her hearing, López shouted “I am a political prisoner, the accusations are for my legal work, for my reporting this administration’s corruption. There are not institutions that guarantee Salvadorans rights. I am innocent.”As she was escorted by police to her hearing Wednesday, a shackled López with a Bible between her hands, shouted: “They’re not going to silence me, I want a public trial,” according to a brief video posted by Cristosal on X. “The people have to know.”
Earlier, defense attorney Pedro Cruz, surrounded by reporters in the courthouse, said he disagreed with the decision to seal the case. He said prosecutors had done so “because they fear they made an unfounded accusation.”Later he said that her defense team had solid arguments and evidence and hoped for a fair trial.
She had not made her initial appearance before a judge until Monday, more than two weeks after her arrest.
At that hearing, prosecutors announced the illegal enrichment, different from the original embezzlement, and requested that she be held while they continue to investigate.The legislation, which has passed the House and is currently under debate in the Senate, would curtail subsidies that benefit Tesla, Musk’s electric automaker.
The tech billionaire followed his criticism with a threat aimed at Republicans.“In November next year, we fire all politicians who betrayed the American people,” he wrote in
President Donald Trump, from right, speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent listen in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)President Donald Trump, from right, speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent listen in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)