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| Subject: US aid worker goes on trial for 'spying' in Cuba Fri Mar 04, 2011 5:27 pm | |
| The trial of an American aid contractor accused of subversive activities in Cuba has begun in Havana, in a case which could strain US-Cuba relations.
The charges against Alan Gross, 61, involve illegal distribution of imported satellite communications equipment on the communist island.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Cuba to release Mr Gross, who has been imprisoned for the past 15 months.
He faces 20 years in jail if convicted and is reported to be ill.
Mr Gross, a development worker with experience in many countries, was arrested in late 2009 while working for the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
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