According to what was stated by the American open television network C.B.S.the United States Government is preparing a formal accusation against the former Cuban president Raul Castroof 94 years, in relation to the downing of planes belonging to the humanitarian organization “Brothers to the Rescue” in February 1996in international waters.
According to CBS, the criminal accusation against the Cuban general and politician must be authorized by a great jury and would focus on the incident that occurred more than three decades ago, in which four people died when aircraft of the organization were shot down by Cuban forces in international waters on Saturday February 24 of 1996.
Given this situation, the case against the former president of the Republic of Cuba It is part of a renewed effort by the Republican Administration of the president donald trump for increasing the pressure on the Cuban Government, in parallel with other diplomatic and economic measures aimed at forcing political changes on the island.
Therefore, last Tuesday, March 31, US Senator Rick ScottRepublican of Florida, said during an interview with the EFE news agency that he hopes that Raúl Castro will be tried in the territory of the United States, in the midst of the hardening of the US president’s foreign policy towards Havana.
Trump avoids commenting on investigation against Castro
For his part, US President Donald Trump avoided commenting during the morning of this Friday, May 15, regarding reports of a possible investigation of his Government against the former president of Cuba, Raúl Castro, and insisted that the United States has much to do dialogue with Havana about the Cuban general and politician.
“I don’t want to comment on it. Let it be the Department of Justice of the United States who comments on it,” the president responded when asked about reports that Washington is considering a formal accusation against Castro in relation to the downing of planes of the Hermanos al Rescate organization in 1996.
“So we’ll see, we have a lot to talk about about Cuba,” the man simply responded. New York tycoonwho insisted before journalists on board the Air Force Onewhere he travels back to the US from China, in which Cubans “need help” because Raúl Castro is still considered an influential figure within the country.
This is because the person who was president of the Republic of Cuba on February 24, 2008 to April 18, 2018 formally left the management of the Communist Party of Cuba in 2021, but his grandson, Guillermo Castro, known as “Raulito”, has been noted as a point of contact in recent interactions between both countries.
Criminal accusation against Raúl Castro
Although the US Department of Justice would be considering an accusation against the younger brother of Fidel Castroso far nothing has been officially confirmed or commented on the possible imputation against Raúl Castro, while the Government of Cuba has not yet issued a public response about it.
Likewise, according to the American television network Telemundoreports about a possible accusation against the veteran Cuban leader were released the same day that the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (INC), John Ratcliffemet with Cuban leaders in Havana, including Guillermo Castro.