Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier revealed on Monday that a judge in the state had issued an arrest warrant for Raúl Castro, the 95-year-old dictator of Cuba, on conspiracy to commit murder charges.
\n\nLaw enforcement officials confirmed the warrant was signed by Judge Ariana Fajardo Orshan on Friday, allowing police to arrest Castro if given the opportunity. As Castro is believed to reside in Havana and rarely makes public appearances even in his own country, an imminent arrest is unlikely, but the warrant has a chilling effect on Castro’s travel opportunities as it creates the chance for a third-party country to extradite him.
\n\nCastro is the longtime dictator of Cuba, having succeeded his elder brother Fidel after the latter’s announced death in 2016. Raúl, who for much of his life served as the executioner and “dirty deeds” sidekick for his brother, announced his alleged “retirement” in 2018, but no evidence suggests that he ever conceded any power to figurehead “president” Miguel Díaz-Canel or his various cronies. Daughter Mariela Castro confirmed as recently as this summer, for example, that Raúl was directly involved in reported conversations with the government of the United States.
\n\nCastro is facing arrest for his role in…
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