It is not yet clear when such charges will be brought. Each would have to be approved by a grand jury. However, sources claim that this could happen in the near future. Castro is 94 years old, despite his advanced age and without political office, he is still one of the most powerful men in Cuba, according to analysts.
News that the United States is seeking to indict Castro came just hours after CIA Director John Ratcliffe led a delegation to Havana on Thursday to deliver a message from President Donald Trump to Cuban officials. At the same time, he was negotiating with Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, known as Raulito, who is Raúl Castro’s grandson, CBS News reported.
The administration of US President Donald Trump describes the current communist government in Cuba as corrupt and incompetent and seeks to replace it. Recently, Trump has been exerting considerable pressure on Cuba, in January he practically imposed an oil blockade on the island, threatening sanctions against countries that would supply Cuba with oil. This leads to repeated large-scale power outages on the island and stifles the local economy.
