US plans to indict Cuba's Raul Castro, US DOJ official says
Federal prosecutors say the case could be approved by a grand jury and unsealed next week, after 4 people died in the 1996 shootdown.
- The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against 94-year-old former Cuban President Raul Castro for his alleged role in the 1996 downing of four humanitarian aircraft, as CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Havana on Thursday.
- On Feb. 26, 1996, Russian-made MiG-29 fighter jets downed two unarmed civilian Cessna planes just beyond Cuba's airspace, according to an International Civil Aviation Organization investigation.
- The Trump administration has described the Cuban government as "corrupt and incompetent" while ramping up sanctions and enforcing a de facto fuel blockade to force political change.
- Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez expressed defiance on Friday, while author Peter Kornbluh warned an indictment would likely represent "the diplomatic endpoint" to negotiations.
- Speculation is growing that President Donald Trump may turn his attention to Cuba as he winds down the war in Iran, having previously threatened military action similar to his administration's capture of Nicolas Maduro.
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Former Cuban dictator Raúl Castro, now in his 94th year, finds himself at the center of renewed focus from U.S. authorities. With the capture of Nicolás Maduro fresh in public memory, many speculate that actions against Castro could be imminent. This echoes a broader strategy from the Trump Administration to secure the Western Hemisphere from foreign interference, particularly from nations like Russia, China, and Iran. Recent reports indicate th…
The United States Department of Justice has targeted the former president of Cuba.
The U.S. authorities plan to present next Wednesday a formal accusation against former Cuban President Raúl Castro for the shooting down in 1996 of planes from the Hermanos al Rescate organization, according to sources cited by Miami Herald. CBS had already reported on Thursday that the Department of Justice was evaluating bringing charges against Fidel Castro's younger brother in that case, one of the most tense episodes in the relationship bet…
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