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US plans to indict Cuba's Raul Castro, US DOJ official says
Federal prosecutors say the case could be approved by a grand jury and unsealed next week, after 4 people died in the 1996 shootdown.
- The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against 94-year-old former Cuban President Raul Castro for his alleged role in the 1996 downing of four humanitarian aircraft, as CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Havana on Thursday.
- On Feb. 26, 1996, Russian-made MiG-29 fighter jets downed two unarmed civilian Cessna planes just beyond Cuba's airspace, according to an International Civil Aviation Organization investigation.
- The Trump administration has described the Cuban government as "corrupt and incompetent" while ramping up sanctions and enforcing a de facto fuel blockade to force political change.
- Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez expressed defiance on Friday, while author Peter Kornbluh warned an indictment would likely represent "the diplomatic endpoint" to negotiations.
- Speculation is growing that President Donald Trump may turn his attention to Cuba as he winds down the war in Iran, having previously threatened military action similar to his administration's capture of Nicolas Maduro.
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Trump administration prepares to seek Raúl Castro indictment as it pressures Cuba
The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday, as President Donald Trump threatens possible military action against the communist-run island.
·Chicago, United States
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Measure, which involves the 1996 episode, should expand Washington's campaign of pressure against the communist government of the Caribbean island
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The U.S. Department of Justice is working to secure criminal charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, according to sources familiar with the matter.
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