La Habana - Cuban president Raúl Castro attended today the ceremony of awarding the Titles of Heros of the Republic of Cuba to the Cuban Five who were unjustly imprisioned in United States.

Cuban heros Gerardo Hernández, Ramón Labañino, Antonio Guerrero, René González and Fernando González were arrested in Miami on 12th of Spetemeber 1998 and condemed to severe sentences, included a doble life imprisioment.

René and Fernando fully did their time, while Hernández, Labañino and Guerrero were freed on the 17th of Decemeber of last year as part of the process of reestablishing relations between United States and Cuba.

This medals was given by Parliament to them since a special section on the 29 of Decemebr 2001.