"Cuba's top court has sentenced former Economy Minister Alejandro Gil to life in prison for espionage following a closed-door trial, in one of the country's highest-profile cases in decades. In a statement on Monday, the Supreme Popular Tribunal said Gil also received a second concurrent prison sentence of 20 years on corruption charges. list of 4 itemsend of list These include bribery, falsification of documents and tax evasion."
"He failed to follow work procedures with the classified official information he handled, he stole it, damaged it, and finally made it available to the enemy, it added. Gil has the right to appeal the sentence within 10 days. The former minister's case is the highest profile among officials who have fallen from grace since 2009, when then-Vice President Carlos Lage and Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque were dismissed."
Alejandro Gil was sentenced to life for espionage and to 20 years for corruption after a closed-door trial. Charges included bribery, falsification of documents and tax evasion. Gil served as economy minister from 2018 to 2024 and had been a close confidant of President Miguel Diaz-Canel. He was sacked in February 2024 and did not appear publicly until the trials. The court said he abused his office for personal benefit, received money from foreign companies, bribed officials to legalize asset acquisitions, and mishandled classified information by stealing, damaging and making it available to the enemy. Gil has 10 days to appeal.
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