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The United States authorities is acceptable to prosecute Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz, 94, the President of Cuba betwixt 2008 and 2018, and member of the precocious Fidel Castro.
Also charged are Lorenzo Alberto Perez‑Perez, Emilio José Palacio Blanco, José Fidel Gual Barzaga, Raul Simanca Cardenas, and Luis Raul Gonzalez‑Pardo Rodriguez
In the indictment the Department of Justice announced Wednesday, the defendants look counts relating to the 1996 shootdown of 2 unarmed U.S. civilian craft implicit planetary waters.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said America remains dedicated to holding those accountable for the murders of Carlos Costa, Armando Alejandre Jr., Mario de la Peña, and Pablo Morales.
Blanche noted that for the archetypal clip successful astir 70 years, elder enactment of the Cuban authorities has been charged successful the U.S. for alleged acts of unit resulting successful the deaths of citizens.
The Acting AG reaffirmed the committedness of President Donald Trump and the DoJ to reconstruct “a elemental principle,” declaring: “If you termination Americans, we volition prosecute you. No substance who you are.”
The targeted craft were operated by Brothers to the Rescue (BTTR), a Miami-based enactment that conducted humanitarian flights crossed the Florida Straits to assistance Cuban migrants.
According to the allegations, Cuban quality agents infiltrated the BTTR successful the aboriginal 1990s and relayed...
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