Florida brings more charges against former Cuba President Raul Castro
Florida prosecutors say the warrant builds on a federal case and could lead to extradition if Castro enters a country with an agreement.
- 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 United States of America has issued an arrest warrant against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, which constitutes a new American step to tighten the communist regime on the island.
By Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN en Español The Florida Prosecutor's Office announced this Monday that it obtained a state arrest warrant against former Cuban President Raúl Castro for conspiracy to commit murder, in connection with the shooting down of two civilian planes of the Hermanos al Rescate organization in 1996, in which four people died, among others:
Florida obtains arrest warrant for Raul Castro over 1996 shootdown
Florida has secured a state arrest warrant for former Cuban leader Raul Castro over the 1996 shootdown of two unarmed civilian planes that killed four people, the state’s attorney general announced. Castro already faces federal charges in the case. Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Monday that the Office of Statewide Prosecution (OSP) and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) obtained the warrant, which charges the former lead…
The formal announcement was made from Florida International University (FIU) by state attorney general James Uthmeier
Florida issues arrest warrant for Cuba's ex-leader Raul Castro
Raul Castro, 95, is wanted on murder charges connected to the February 24, 1996 shooting down of two civilian aircraft from "Brothers to the Rescue," an organization assisting Cubans fleeing to the US state by sea.
'Prosecuting the case…': Florida issues arrest warrant for Cuba’s ex-President Raul Castro
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Monday that the state has secured an arrest warrant for former Cuban leader Raúl Castro in connection with the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown, nearly 30 years after four men were killed.
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