U.S. Indicts Cuba’s Raul Castro for Murder of Americans 30 Years Ago

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday announced that Cuba’s nonagenarian communist dictator Raúl Castro has been indicted over his role in the killing of four Americans in February 1996.

Speaking  at the Freedom Tower in Miami, Florida, acting AG Blanche announced that Castro and five co-defendants have been charged with conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals, as well as other charges including destruction of aircraft and four individual counts of murder.

“My message today is clear, the United States and President Trump does not — and will not — forget its citizens,” acting AG Blanche said.

“President Trump is committed to restoring a very simple but important principle: If you kill Americans we will pursue you, no matter who you are, what title you hold — and in this case, no matter how much time has passed,” he emphasized.

The charges stem from an April indictment by a U.S.