Russia Condemns U.S. Arrest Warrant for Raul Castro<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAt a regular news conference, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said that the former president \u201cis a highly prestigious and respected Cuban revolutionary leader who enjoys enormous authority internationally.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mao stressed that Beijing has always opposed the \u201cabuse of judicial means\u201d to pressure Cuba, while expressing the Asian country\u2019s \u201cfirm\u201d support for the island in defending its national sovereignty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The spokeswoman also urged the United States to \u201cimmediately end the blockade\u201d against Cuba and \u201cstop violating the Cuban people\u2019s right to exist and develop.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Judicial Proceedings Revived Nearly Three Decades After 1996 Incident<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChina\u2019s position comes after Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced on Monday that he had obtained a state arrest warrant for Castro, 95, who has been retired from public life since 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
U.S. authorities are seeking to prosecute him on charges of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, linking him to the chain of command that authorized the 1996 downing of two civilian aircraft belonging to the terrorist organization \u201cBrothers to the Rescue,\u201d an incident in which four Florida residents were killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The state-level legal action comes in addition to the indictment filed by the U.S. federal justice system last May. The reopening of the case nearly three decades later coincides with a period of intensified sanctions, political pressure and legal blockades directed by U.S. President Donald Trump against Havana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Official Rejection From Havana<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe announcement by U.S. prosecutors prompted an immediate and forceful response from the island\u2019s top political leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel called the judicial decision a \u201cpathetic Miami circus\u201d intended to appease the most extremist factions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez described the measure as \u201canother futile maneuver by anti-Cuban politicians in South Florida,\u201d aimed at manufacturing pretexts to deepen the economic stranglehold on the Cuban population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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