DOJ Expected to Make Announcement During Miami Event Honoring Brothers to the Rescue Plane Shootdown Victims
Officials may announce criminal charges or an indictment as they honor the four men killed in the 1996 shootdown.
- The Justice Department will make an announcement Wednesday at Miami's Freedom Tower during a ceremony honoring four men killed in the 1996 'Brothers to the Rescue' shootdown, with the acting U.S. attorney general and FBI director attending.
- Raul Castro, then Cuba's minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, has long been suspected of playing a major role in the military operation, though Cuban officials have argued the shooting was legitimate.
- Jose Basulto, founder of the group, hopes the announcement will be a criminal indictment of Castro, stating, "It's time for them to pay," while Attorney Guy Lewis says evidence for an indictment exists.
- Growing speculation suggests the announcement could involve criminal charges or an indictment related to the shootdown; any potential indictment against the 94-year-old former leader would need to come from a grand jury.
- Regarding whether Trump would seek military action to bring Castro to justice, Lewis offered a prediction: "I believe this president, under these circumstances, would allow the military to go over and bring him to justice.
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