US seeks indictment of former Cuban leader Raul Castro
Key takeaways
- The potential charges relate to Cuba’s 1996 downing of humanitarian planes, US media outlets report.
- The move comes amid a US blockade that has halted virtually all fuel supplies to the island, with the Trump administration, after celebrating its overthrow of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, pushing for regime change.
- Castro, who succeeded his brother as Cuban president, is still considered the most powerful person in the nation.
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The potential charges relate to Cuba’s 1996 downing of humanitarian planes, US media outlets report.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Cuba's former President Raul Castro remains the country's most powerful figure [File: Norlys Perez/Reuters]By AFP and Reuters Published On 15 May 202615 May 2026The United States is planning to indict former Cuban President Raul Castro as Washington raises the pressure on the island’s communist government.
Several US media outlets reported on Thursday that the potential charges against the 94-year-old brother of Fidel Castro relate to a 1996 incident in which Cuba shot down planes flown by the anti-Castro humanitarian group Brothers to the Rescue.