The Ministry of the Interior (Minint) highlighted today on its Facebook page that recording with a phone does not constitute a crime. However, publishing or disseminating images without consent may amount to a violation of personal and family privacy.
The agency underscored that legal cases are not decided on social media. Noted that the distinction between documenting and exposing is key to understanding proceedings regarding the non-consensual dissemination of images.
It reiterated that freedom of expression and the right to information are fundamental but not absolute. As a person’s image is part of their private life, and its unauthorized dissemination can be subject to legal sanctions.
The Penal Code defines the crime against personal and family privacy. Therefore, it is not the act of recording that is prosecuted. But rather the non-consensual publication of the image, the institution clarified.
It explained that such proceedings can arise from a private complaint—when the affected party takes legal action—and that the presumption of innocence applies to both the accused and the complainant.
It indicated that precautionary measures applied in certain cases, such as house arrest or a ban on leaving the country. Also there are provisional and do not constitute a pre-judgment or early conviction.
Minint emphasized that freedom of expression does not protect the exposure of others’ private lives and that public interest must be justified. Noting that political criticism does not require the dissemination of images without consent.
It concluded that reporting rigorously—without turning every case into a media spectacle—is the best way to respect the parties involved and contribute to a more informed and less polarized society.
With information from the Cuban News Agency
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