SANTIAGO DE CUBA, CUBA - JULY 26: Raul Castro, head of Cuba's Communist Party, gestures as he gives a speech during the political act to celebrate the 65th anniversary of Fidel Castro's rebels attack on the Moncada barracks, on July 26, 2018 in Santiago de Cuba. It is the first Moncada anniversary with the new President Diaz Canel, who was elected in April. (Photo by Sven Creutzmann/Mambo photo/Getty Images)
MIAMI (AP) — The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, three people familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press. The indictment would require approval by a grand jury. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation. One of the people said the potential indictment is connected to Castro’s alleged role in the 1996 shootdown of planes operated by the Miami exile group. Prosecutors in Miami have been building cases against senior Cuban officials amid renewed pressure from south Florida Republicans and a pledge earlier this year by President Donald Trump to orchestrate a “friendly takeover” of the communist-run island
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