Cuba denounces farcical US indictment against Raul Castro

In an outrageous escalation of ongoing US imperialist aggression against socialist Cuba, the U.S. Justice Department filed criminal charges against Raúl Castro, Cuba’s former President, in connection with the 1996 downing of two civilian planes operated by the anti-Castro organization Brothers to the Rescue, which resulted in four deaths.

As the Cuban Embassy in the US noted on X, the indictment is farcical given what actually happened in 1996 noting, " Is a sovereign State like Cuba obligated to tolerate illegal and continuous incursions into its territory? Under no circumstances. International law and global civil aviation conventions protect the sovereignty of nations over their airspace."

Following the unveiling of the indictment, Cuba’s current leader, Miguel Diaz-Canel, brushed off the charges as nothing more than political theater.

He accused the administration of US President Donald Trump of lying and manipulating the truth to justify military action against Cuba.

“This is a political manoeuvre, devoid of any legal basis, aimed solely at padding the dossier they are fabricating to justify the folly of a military aggression against Cuba,” Diaz-Canel wrote on X

He further noted it "only reveals the arrogance and frustration that the representatives of the empire feel toward the unyielding resolve of the Cuban Revolution and the unity and moral strength of its leadership."

Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla condemned the "farce of the U.S. government presenting an illegitimate and illegal accusation against the Leader of the Cuban Revolution, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz."

In the face of this new aggression he stated "We reaffirm our firm support for the Army General and our unwavering commitment to the defense of the Homeland, the Revolution, and Socialism."

This comes in after an unnamed White House official told the news outlet Axios that the Cubans have been “discussing plans” to launch drones against the US., a report widely seen as another attempt to justify a military attack.