Cuban Authorities Block Family Visit to Eddy Ceballos with Night Transfer to Interrogation Facility

The Cuban government obstructed a scheduled family visit to content creator Eddy Ceballos, also known as "Despingovery," on Friday by transferring him under the cover of night from Combinado del Este to the State Security detention center known as "100 y Aldabó," as reported by his mother, Marieta Pérez Alfaro.

The transfer took place late Friday, just hours before the family was set to visit with prepared meals and canned goods ready for delivery.

"The food was cooked, the canned goods unpacked, and all our hopes—and more importantly, his—were shattered," Marieta Pérez Alfaro expressed on her Facebook page, where she continues to update on her son's situation.

She described the transfer as "just a coincidence," clearly with sarcasm, and warned that the family must now endure "another round of investigations and another cycle of waiting to see when we might see him, regardless of how he survives this period and how much his spirit has been broken."

Detention Facility 100 y Aldabó

Commonly referred to as "100 y Se Acabó," due to the difficulty of being released from there, this facility is not a prison for serving sentences but a State Security interrogation and preventive detention center located in Havana.

The systematic use of this center against political prisoners, journalists, and protesters is well-documented. Journalist Camila Acosta was held here following the July 11, 2021 protests, as was Spanish politician Ángel Carromero in 2012.

The practice of transferring detainees at night to prevent family visits is a documented tactic used by the Cuban penal system to isolate and psychologically pressure detainees.

Allegations and Legal Concerns

Ceballos has been detained for more than 40 days since his arrest on June 1, 2026, in the Diez de Octubre municipality, Havana, after posting a video exploring an abandoned military facility with Soviet missiles, radars, and Cold War bunkers.

The authorities accuse him of "disclosure of secrets concerning State Security" (Article 116, Section 3 of the Penal Code), a charge that can be tried in a military court and carries sentences ranging from 10 to 30 years, life imprisonment, or even the death penalty.

The organization Cubalex highlighted that the initial charge of "trespassing on military property" does not even exist in the current Cuban Penal Code, pointing to the arbitrary nature of the proceedings.

On June 17, his mother reported that Eddy had been physically assaulted while in custody, and his wife, Daniela Escarra, has shared letters on social media stating there is no real basis for the charges and that their daughter awaits him at home.

The cameraman working with Ceballos, Christian Rodríguez Riverón, was also detained in connection with the same case.

A month after his arrest, Marieta Pérez Alfaro publicly called for her son's release and denounced the espionage allegations as losing credibility, yet the regime has not responded.