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US indicts former Cuban President Raul Castro
Key takeaways
- It's the latest step by the Trump administration to punish Cuba's communist government and officials.
- The indictment was filed in a federal court in Miami, with the charges being one count of conspiracy to kill US nationals, four counts of murder, and two counts of destruction of aircraft, according to court records.
- Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressed Cubans and told them a "new path" is on offer for them.
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It's the latest step by the Trump administration to punish Cuba's communist government and officials. Raul stepped down from the presidency in 2018.
https://p.dw.com/p/5E3uf Raul Castro attended the May Day parade in Havana three weeks ago Image: Norlys Perez/REUTERSAdvertisement The US has indicted former Cuban President Raul Castro, the US Department of Justice has announced.
Raul Castro, the brother of long-year Cuba President Fidel, oversaw a historic 2015 rapprochement with the US under Barack Obama's presidency, with US President Donald Trump reversing the move in 2017 during his first term in office.
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