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Florida accuses Raúl Castro of more crimes

Florida accuses Raúl Castro of more crimes

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October 19th, 2026

Florida accuses Raúl Castro of more crimes

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The former Cuban president Raúl Castro has new charges in Florida.

El expresidente cubano Raúl Castro tiene nuevos cargos en Florida.

The charges are for shooting down civilian planes in 1996.

Los cargos son por el derribo de aviones civiles en 1996.

Exiles from Miami were flying the planes.

Los aviones los pilotaban exiliados de Miami.

Florida's attorney general, James Uthmeier, charged Castro on Monday.

El fiscal general de Florida, James Uthmeier, acusó a Castro el lunes.

Castro is 95 years old.

Castro tiene 95 años.

Uthmeier says that Castro led spies.

Uthmeier dice que Castro dirigió a espías.

The spies joined the group Brothers to the Rescue.

Los espías entraron en el grupo Hermanos al Rescate.

He also says that Castro ordered the attack.

También dice que Castro ordenó el ataque.

The state charge is planning to commit first-degree murder.

El cargo del estado es conspiración para cometer asesinato en primer grado.

It is based mostly on a federal charge from May.

Se basa en gran parte en una acusación federal de mayo.

It is not clear if Castro will ever go to a US court.

No está claro si Castro irá algún día a un tribunal de Estados Unidos.

Uthmeier said the arrest order will limit Castro.

Uthmeier dijo que la orden de arresto limitará a Castro.

He will not be able to leave Cuba easily.

No podrá salir de Cuba fácilmente.

He also cannot travel to countries that have an extradition deal with the US.

Tampoco podrá viajar a lugares con un acuerdo de extradición con Estados Unidos.

Uthmeier admitted that Castro is an old man.

Uthmeier admitió que Castro es un hombre mayor.

He probably will not go to Miami on his own.

Probablemente no irá a Miami por su propio pie.

Even so, he said they are ready to try the case.

Aun así, dijo que están listos para juzgar el caso.

According to the state's complaint, Castro was the minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces.

Según la denuncia del estado, Castro era ministro de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias.

He was also first vice president.

También era primer vicepresidente.

At that time, he gave the final approval to shoot down the planes.

En ese tiempo dio la autorización final para derribar los aviones.

On February 24, 1996, three Cessna planes without weapons left Opa-Locka Airport.

El 24 de febrero de 1996, tres aviones Cessna sin armas salieron del Aeropuerto de Opa-Locka.

Cuban MiG planes destroyed two of them with missiles.

Aviones cubanos MiG destruyeron dos de ellos con misiles.

The attack was very far from Cuban waters.

El ataque fue muy lejos de las aguas de Cuba.

The four people in the planes died.

Murieron las cuatro personas en los aviones.

The Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel called the federal accusation a political trick.

El presidente cubano Miguel Díaz-Canel llamó a la acusación federal un truco político.

He said that the United States lies and changes the facts.

Dijo que Estados Unidos miente y cambia los hechos.

Castro was president starting in 2006.

Castro fue presidente desde 2006.

He gave power to Díaz-Canel in 2018.

Entregó el poder a Díaz-Canel en 2018.

He retired in 2021 as leader of the Communist Party.

Se retiró en 2021 como jefe del Partido Comunista.

But people believe he still has power behind the scenes.

Pero se cree que todavía tiene poder detrás de la escena.

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has threatened military action in Cuba.

Mientras tanto, el presidente Donald Trump ha amenazado con acción militar en Cuba.

October 19th, 2026

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