Why has the US indicted Cuba's Raul Castro now?

Key people or organizations: US, Cuba, Raul Castro, Cuban President Raul Castro

Specific figures mentioned: 1996

Story focus: Why has the US indicted Cuba's Raul Castro now?

Source context: The indictment of former Cuban President Raul Castro over a 1996 plane shootdown revives a decades-old case.

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