U.S. Plans To Indict Cuban Dictator Raul Castro

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U.S. Plans To Indict Cuban Dictator Raul Castro

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By Cullen McCue
May 14, 2026



The United States is taking steps to pursue a federal indictment against Raúl Castro, the 94-year-old former president of Cuba and brother of the late Fidel Castro, according to U.S. officials with knowledge of the situation.

The potential charges center on his alleged role in ordering the 1996 shootdown of two civilian aircraft operated by the Miami-based humanitarian group Brothers to the Rescue, according to a report from CBS News.

The 1996 incident occurred on February 24, when Cuban MiG fighter jets shot down two unarmed Cessna aircraft flying in international airspace north of Cuba. The planes were part of Brothers to the Rescue, a nonprofit organization that conducted search-and-rescue missions for Cuban rafters attempting to reach the United States and dropped leaflets over Cuba.

Four people were killed in the attack, including Carlos Costa, Mario de la Peña, and Pablo Morales, all of whom were U.S. citizens. Armando Alejandre, a U.S. permanent resident, was also killed.

At the time, Raúl Castro served as Cuba’s minister of defense. Lawmakers and reports have cited evidence, including intercepted communications and later admissions by Cuban officials, linking the order to the highest levels of the Cuban military.

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We all know what this means in Trump language.

[mountaineer]

Do his nephew Justin, too.