Sandro Castro Addresses Alejandro Gil case, Criticizing Lack of Clarity
Sandro Castro, son of theโฃ late Cubanโฃ leader Fidel Castro, recently broke his silence regardingโข the case ofโ Alejandroโค Gil, โthe former Minister of Economy and Planning, currently facing serious charges. Castro’s comments centerโค on the โopaqueโ nature โขof the trial and the accusations leveled against Gil, while stopping short of โขcommentingโค onโค the guilt orโ innocence of the โformer official.
The trial concluded ten โdays ago, held behind closed doors with limited family access and no presence from autonomous media.Gil โfaces aโ lengthy list of accusations โincluding espionage, embezzlement, bribery, tax evasion, money laundering,โค falsification of public documents,โ influence peddling, and โacts โdetrimental to economic activity or contracting.
Castro’s remarks follow statements madeโข by Marรญa Victoria Gil, the former minister’s sister, whoโฃ spoke with Mario J. Pentรณn. Gil’s sister stated that “very reliable” sources confirmed the regime accuses Gil of spying for the โCIA, a claim sheโข deems absurdโ and which Gil “categorically denies, point by point.” She also praised her brother’s lawyer’s defense as โ”brilliant.”
Marรญa Victoriaโฃ Gil has publicly implicated Cuban Prime โขMinister Manuel Marrero asโ central to her โคbrother’s downfall, stating, “He โis the โฃperson who hasโ been in frontโ of and โคbehind all of this.”โข She further detailed a timeline of events, including Gil and his wife being held for four months in an โฃoperational houseโค ofโค the Ministry of the Interior before being transferred โto the Guanajay maximum security prison, where visits are limited to 15 minutes every two weeks.She also asserted thatโ the ruler “did not know anything” aboutโ the investigation, suggesting a lack of information reaching the highest levels of leadership.
Castro’sโค intervention highlightsโฃ the โฃunusual levelโฃ of secrecy surrounding the case, a characteristic he suggests is typical of the Cuban judicial โsystem when dealingโ with crimes classified as “against the security of the State.” He expressed concern over the lack of information available to the public, especially given the potential for a severe โsentence โ- either life imprisonment or a symbolic sentence intended as a warning within the political structure.
The case unfolds against a backdrop of significant economic, health, โand political challenges in Cuba,โ and โhas been โขmet with official silence from state โขmedia, whichโ have โขnot published any details regarding the accusations or evidence presented duringโ the trial.
