Cuban president says US indictment of Raul Castro is 'political maneuver' with no legal basis
2026-05-21 10:16:47 source：CGTN
May 21, 2026
The charges by the US government against Cuban Revolution leader Raul Castro are a "political maneuver" with no legal basis whatsoever, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Wednesday.
Diaz-Canel said on social media platform X that the charges "only reveal the arrogance and frustration of the empire's representatives in the face of the unwavering resolve of the Cuban Revolution and the unity and moral strength of its leadership."
Earlier on Wednesday, a grand jury from the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida indicted Raul Castro for his alleged role in ordering the striking down of two planes operated by a Cuban exile group in the US named "Brothers to the Rescue" in 1996.
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