The US said the indictment was part of a “new path” for Cuba, with officials calling for a “real opportunity to choose who governs your country.”

The possibility that the Justice Department could indict former Cuban leader Raúl Castro is pushing U.S. relations with the communist-run island to the foreground.

The 94-year-old former leader of Cuba faces several charges, including four counts of murder for an attack on a humanitarian group more than 30 years ago.

The indictment comes as Trump pushes for a regime change in Cuba, where Castro's communists have been in charge since Fidel Castro led a revolution in 1959.

Brother of revolutionary leader Fidel served as Caribbean nation’s defence minister before assuming presidency in 2008

Move comes as Trump pushes for regime change on communist-ruled island

The United States government has indicted former Cuban President Raul Castro in connection with the horrific downing of two American civilian planes 30 years ago, officials…

Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro was indicted by a U.S. grand jury — an escalation in the U.S. pressure campaign against the Cuban government.

Raul Castro has been indicted on murder charges, according to US court records

The move is the latest escalation in Washington's pressure campaign against the island's communist government.

Castro, 94, last appeared in public in Cuba earlier this month, and there is no evidence that he has since left the island or that the government would allow him to be extradited

The indictment is the latest step by the Trump administration to punish Cuba's communist government and officials. Raul Castro stepped down from the presidency in 2018.

It's the latest step by the Trump administration to punish Cuba's communist government and officials. Raul stepped down from the presidency in 2018.

An unsealed indictment accused Castro and others of a conspiracy to kill Americans and other charges.

Move comes as Trump pushes for regime change on communist-ruled island

Raúl Castro faces multiple charges including conspiracy to murder US nationals, as the Trump administration intensifies its stance against Cuba.

The indictment against Raul Castro echoes earlier US criminal cases targeting Latin American leaders.

Castro was charged with murder, conspiracy to kill Americans, and destruction of aircraft

U.S. indicts former Cuban President Raul Castro over 1996 plane downing, intensifying tensions amid calls for regime change.

The US said the indictment was part of a “new path” for Cuba, with officials calling for a “real opportunity to choose who governs your country.”

The charges include conspiracy to kill US nationals and four counts of murder over the downing of two civilian planes by Cuban military jets in 1996.