Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has lashed out at the EUs decision to lift sanctions against his country, calling it “an enormous hypocrisy”, BBC online reports Saturday.
He said the move was “disparaging” because it was conditioned on human rights progress in Cuba.
The ailing 81-year-old said the measure came just days after the EU passed a “brutal” law that could jail illegal immigrants up to 18 months. The EU lifted the sanctions against Cuba in principle on Thursday.
The decision is expected to come into formal effect on Monday. The EU said its move was aimed at encouraging change in Cuba, following Fidel Castros replacement by his brother Raul in February.
The decades-old US trade embargo against Cuba remains in place.
