A BLACKBURN man has launched a one-man protest to raise awareness of prisoners detained in Guantanamo Bay.

Jonathan ‘BJ’ Chela started his campaign when he salsa-danced from Bastwell junction to Blackburn Town Hall, dressed in an orange boilersuit, and black hood, similar to those worn by detainees of the infamous Cuban jail.

His protest aims to raise awareness of the inmates, who he said are being unfairly detained. He plans to continue his protest every Friday, and hopes others will join him as he salsa and merengue dances to the town hall. Jonathan will also be giving free dance lessons to the public outside the town hall, while dressed in his Guantanamo prisoner garb.

He said: “I’m a civil liberties activist and I’m dancing to free the Guantanamo suspects.

“There is not enough publicity about the number of men who are in prison in Cuba.”