The U.S. government is reportedly moving toward a possible indictment of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro over the 1996 shootdown of two civilian aircraft operated by the humanitarian group Brothers to the Rescue, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
The case, which would require grand jury approval, marks a major escalation in Washington's campaign against senior figures in Cuba's communist leadership amid wider tensions across the Western Hemisphere tied to sanctions, regional security disputes and the aftermath of recent U.S. actions involving Venezuela.
