Watch: BBC on the ground in Cuba after US announces criminal charges against Raúl Castro
Author: bbc.comPublished on: May 21, 2026Country: Cuba
Politics

BBC correspondent Will Grant reports from Havana, hours after the US charged former Cuban leader Raúl Castro with conspiracy to kill US nationals and other crimes. The case unveiled on Wednesday accuses Castro and five others over the 1996 downing of two planes belonging to Cuban-American group Brothers to the Rescue, resulting in four deaths, including three Americans. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has called the charges "a political manoeuvre, devoid of any legal foundation".
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