Cuba’s hypocrisy argument against U.S. won’t help Castro in court, legal experts say

The U.S. charged Raul Castro with murder for the 1996 shoot-down of two U.S.-based rescue flights, but Cuba accused the U.S. of hypocrisy, citing its actions against Venezuelan drug boats. Legal experts argue Cuba’s argument won’t hold in court, as the trial would focus on Castro’s intent, not recent U.S. conduct. The indictment was unsealed during a Cuban Independence Day event, with renewed tensions between the U.S. and Cuba highlighted.