14ymedio, Havana, 8 March 2024 — The Cuban Government announced a criminal case for corruption against Alejandro Gil Fernández, who until last February 2 was Cuba’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Planning. According to a brief note published by the official press, on Thursday night, and signed by Miguel Díaz-Canel, Gil is being investigated for “serious mistakes made in the performance of his duties.”
The statement specified that the regime’s action was taken after a “rigorous investigation” and “taking into account the level of verification of the facts.” Díaz-Canel approved an investigation carried out by the Ministry of the Interior “for the clarification” of Gil’s behavior.
Díaz-Canel said that the Party and the Government have “never” allowed, “nor will they ever allow, the proliferation of corruption, pretense and insensitivity,” without giving more details of the crimes for which the former official will be prosecuted.
He also said that the regime “will maintain, from legality, the permanent confrontation, transparency and zero tolerance for these types of incidents that affect” the people, and “the higher the level of trust placed in an official, the greater the rigor and intransigence with which action is taken in the face of events of this nature.”
Gil is being investigated for “serious errors made in the performance of his duties”
Gil acknowledged the “serious ac
