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Florida files arrest warrant for Raúl Castro, 30 years after Brothers to the Rescue shootdown
WKMG • • nation
Key Points:
- Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced an arrest warrant for former Cuban leader Raúl Castro in connection with the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown that killed four men.
- Uthmeier stated the incident was a deliberate murder and part of a conspiracy, emphasizing that it was not an accident.
- Castro, 95, faces charges of first-degree murder and is accused of ordering the attack, with court documents alleging Cuban spies monitored U.S. Naval activities to facilitate the shootdown.
- This announcement comes nearly 30 years after the incident, during which time officials had not taken significant action; Castro is already federally indicted for the same case.
- The news conference was held at Florida International University’s College of Law in a courtroom named after the four victims: Carlos Costa, Armando Alejandro Jr., Mario de la Peña, and Pablo Morales.
