{"id":937,"date":"2026-05-23T10:34:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T10:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=937"},"modified":"2026-05-23T10:34:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T10:34:54","slug":"south-floridians-react-as-protests-erupt-in-havana-over-raul-castro-indictment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=937","title":{"rendered":"South Floridians react as protests erupt in Havana over Ra\u00fal Castro indictment"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>MIAMI  \u2014 Thousands gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Havana on Friday to protest the Justice Department\u2019s indictment of former Cuban President Ra\u00fal Castro, while people across South Florida reacted to the demonstrations and the renewed tensions between Cuba and the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=935\">Judge dismisses criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In comes after Federal prosecutors announced earlier this week that Castro is facing charges tied to the 1996 downing of two civilian planes operated by the Miami-based humanitarian group Brothers to the Rescue. <\/p>\n<p>The attack killed four people, including three Americans, during a mission aimed at assisting Cubans fleeing the island.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRaul is not a defendant; Raul is our leader, a soldier of dignity,\u201d Cuban lawmaker and former spy Gerardo Hernandez said during Friday\u2019s protest in Havana.<\/p>\n<p>Cuba\u2019s government sharply condemned the charges, calling them \u201cdespicable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Castro, 94, did not attend the demonstration. However, Cuban President Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel and Castro\u2019s grandson, who often serves as his bodyguard, joined the crowd outside the embassy.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=933\">Trump administration to force foreigners in the US to apply for a green card abroad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As demonstrators gathered in Havana, some residents questioned the motives behind the indictment and what it could mean for Cuba moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think their plan to use the figure of our Army General, Raul Castro, for a possible intervention in our country is the same tactic they used against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro,\u201d Havana resident Ernardo Musibay said. \u201cThe Department of Justice later made clear there was no evidence to back those accusations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Havana resident Ernesto Musibay expressed frustration over conditions in Cuba.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll people in Cuba are the same \u2014 only one class, poor people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In Miami\u2019s Little Havana neighborhood, reactions to the protests were mixed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I saw the large crowd, I couldn\u2019t believe it,\u201d Miami resident Annabella Vigna said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my eyes, that\u2019s not representative of the Cuban people or the people who left because of the regime and oppression,\u201d she said. \u201cI don\u2019t believe those people genuinely support the Cuban government. 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