Awwal 09, 1432 H/Feb 12, 2011, SPA -- A well-known Cuban dissident has returned home a day after saying he would not leave his jail cell until other opposition leaders were freed. Hector Maseda's stepdaughter Laura Maria Labrada Pollan tells The Associated Press that he arrived at his house in the Cuban capital of Havana at midday Saturday. Labrada says Maseda «gave us a big hug» and looks «healthy and happy.» She said that she did not know why her stepfather changed his mind. The 67-year-old Maseda had pledged to stay in jail until others were freed. He also demanded that authorities exonerate or pardon him. With Maseda's release, only eight of the original 75 opposition figures arrested in a 2003 crackdown remain in Cuban jails.
