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The U.S. Department of Justice has unsealed criminal charges against Raúl Castro and five others for the 1996 downing of two Brothers to the Rescue planes, which killed four people, including three Americans. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel dismissed the charges as a politically motivated maneuver.
Federal prosecutors accuse the former Cuban president of conspiracy to murder in the 1996 downing of two civilian planes by Cuban MiGs. The indictment marks the first time a sitting or former head of state has been charged in US courts for acts committed abroad.
Federal prosecutors are preparing criminal charges against Raúl Castro for the 1996 downing of two civilian planes, marking the first time a foreign head of state faces prosecution in the US. Documents reveal the case centers on the deaths of four Americans, including two US citizens.