Federal authorities are moving forward with plans to bring criminal charges against Cuba’s Raul Castro, according to a Department of Justice official who spoke Thursday evening.
The proposed charges against the 94-year-old former Cuban leader, who is the brother of Fidel, would require approval from a grand jury, though officials have not specified when that process might occur.
According to the Justice Department official, the anticipated charges will center on incidents involving the destruction of aircraft.
Earlier reporting by CBS indicated the case stems from Cuba’s fatal attack on aircraft in 1996 that were being flown by the humanitarian organization Brothers to the Rescue.
Federal prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida have been leading efforts to investigate possible criminal violations by high-ranking Cuban government leaders.
