U.S. President Donald Trump's administration plans to announce criminal ?charges against former Cuban President Raul Castro next Wednesday, in a move that would increase the pressure on the island's communist government.
Federal prosecutors expect to unseal an indictment against the 94-year-old Castro in ?Miami on May 20, based on a 1996 incident in which Cuban jets shot ?down planes ?operated by a group of Cuban exiles,?according to a U.S. Justice Department official?who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The prosecutors' office in Miami ?will host an event that day to honor victims of the incident, according to an invitation seen by reporters. The office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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