Communist guerrilla, Bay of Pigs defender and Fidel Castro's successor, Raul Castro is now the target of a U.S. criminal indictment.

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 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.

For nearly 70 years, Raúl Castro helped guide Cuba through its revolution and into the 21st century. What's next?

The U.S. indictment of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro is pushing U.S. relations with the communist-run island to the foreground.

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

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

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.

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.

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleFormer Cuba President Raul Castro was last…

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

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

The criminal indictment on Wednesday of Raul Castro, Cuba's former president, springs from the downing three decades ago of two civilian US planes by Cuban Air Force MiG fighters.

Communist guerrilla, Bay of Pigs defender and Fidel Castro's successor, Raul Castro is now the target of a U.S. criminal indictment.

Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro, 94, was indicted by the DOJ over the 1996 killings of four Americans. Though retired, he still lives in Cuba. | World News

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

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