US expected to indict Raul Castro for deadly 1996 plane attack

US expected to indict Raul Castro for deadly 1996 plane attack

The Trump administration is preparing to announce criminal charges against former Cuban leader Raúl Castro. The indictment is expected to be announced Wednesday in Miami as part of a dramatic escalation of Washington’s pressure campaign against the communist island.

The charges against Castro, 94, are expected to be based on an incident that occurred in 1996.

Specifically, the indictment relates to Cuba's deadly shootdown of planes operated by the humanitarian group Brothers to the Rescue.