Why has the US indicted Cuba’s Raul Castro now?

Why has the US indicted Cuba’s Raul Castro now?

NewsFeedThe indictment of former Cuban President Raul Castro over a 1996 plane shootdown revives a decades-old case at a moment of heightened US pressure on Havana. Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett explains why the timing matters.Published On 20 May 202620 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera
Ex-Cuban president Raúl Castro indicted on murder charges as Trump escalates pressure

Ex-Cuban president Raúl Castro indicted on murder charges as Trump escalates pressure

IN BRIEFThe United States also indicted Venezuela's then-president Nicolas Maduro before attacking Venezuela and seizing him in January.Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said the US action has "no legal basis".The United States on Thursday AEST criminally indicted Cuba's former leader Raúl Castro, fuelling speculation that President Donald Trump will try to

Why has the US indicted Cuba’s Raul Castro now?

Why has the US indicted Cuba’s Raul Castro now?
NewsFeedThe indictment of former Cuban President Raul Castro over a 1996 plane shootdown revives a decades-old case at a moment of heightened US pressure on Havana. Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett explains why the timing matters.Published On 20 May 202620 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera

Ex-Cuban president Raúl Castro indicted on murder charges as Trump escalates pressure

Ex-Cuban president Raúl Castro indicted on murder charges as Trump escalates pressure
IN BRIEFThe United States also indicted Venezuela's then-president Nicolas Maduro before attacking Venezuela and seizing him in January.Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said the US action has "no legal basis".The United States on Thursday AEST criminally indicted Cuba's former leader Raúl Castro, fuelling speculation that President Donald Trump will try to