Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier Secures State Arrest Warrant for Raúl Castro
Florida officials say Raúl Castro conspired with spies to aid the 1996 shootdown that killed four people aboard two civilian planes.
- On Friday, a Miami judge on the 11th Judicial Circuit Court signed an arrest warrant for Raúl Castro, finding probable cause he conspired with spies to commit first-degree murder in the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown.
- In 1996, two Miami-based Brothers to the Rescue planes were destroyed, killing three Americans and one legal permanent resident during a civilian humanitarian mission rescuing refugees fleeing the Cuban regime.
- According to the affidavit, two Cuban spies "infiltrated" Brothers to the Rescue, transmitting flight data and surveilling a Key West naval air station, establishing probable cause for a "conspiracy" within Florida.
- Attorney General James Uthmeier is expected to host a news conference Monday in Miami to announce the warrant against the now-95-year-old Castro, who already faces federal murder charges.
- This warrant arrives during the 30th anniversary of the shootdown, marking a significant escalation in decades of demands from Florida lawmakers for indictments against Cuban leadership involved in the attack.
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The accusation is independent of the one made by the U.S. government on May 20 and takes place in the midst of tensions between Washington and Havana.
The accusation is independent to the one made by the United States Government on May 20
Florida brings more charges against former Cuba president Raul Castro – WTOP News
MIAMI (AP) — Former Cuban President Raúl Castro is facing more charges in Florida related to the 1996 downing of civilian planes flown by Miami-based exiles after the U.S. government indicted the former leader earlier this year. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Monday accused Castro, 95, of directing spies to infiltrate that the exile...
Uthmeier announces state charge against Raúl Castro in 1996 killings
MIAMI — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Monday that state authorities secured an arrest warrant for Raúl Castro on a charge of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the 1996 shootdown of two Brothers to the Rescue aircraft that killed four men. The Office of Statewide Prosecution and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement… The post Uthmeier announces state charge against Raúl Castro in 1996 killings appeared first on F…
The state of Florida has issued a warrant for the arrest of former Cuban leader Raul Castro in connection with the 1996 downing of two Brothers of Salvation airplanes. The warrant is non-bailable and relates to a charge of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. The document was signed by a Miami-Dade County judge. It states that there is reasonable cause to believe that Castro participated in a conspiracy that resulted in the deaths of four p…
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