U.S. moving to indict Cuba's Raúl Castro, officials say

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Updated on: May 14, 2026 / 7:06 PM EDT / CBS News

The U.S. is taking steps to indict Raúl Castro, the 94-year-old erstwhile president of Cuba and member of Fidel, successful transportation with the downing of planes 30 years ago, according to U.S. officials acquainted with the matter.

The imaginable indictment — which would request to beryllium approved by a expansive assemblage — is expected to absorption connected Cuba's deadly 1996 shootdown of planes operated by humanitarian radical Brothers to the Rescue. 

A Justice Department spokesperson declined to comment.

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