Cuba's Supreme Court convicts former Vice Prime Minister and Economy Minister Alejandro Gil Fernández of espionage, bribery and corruption, sentencing him to life plus 20 years
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Alejandro Gil Fernández, who served as Cuba's Minister of Economy and Planning from 2018 and as Vice Prime Minister from December 2019 until his dismissal in February 2024, was tried in two closed-door proceedings before Cuba's Supreme Popular Court in Havana in November 2025. In the first trial (November 11-13, 2025) he was convicted of espionage, bribery and damaging official documents and sentenced to life imprisonment; in a second trial (November 26-29, 2025) he was convicted of bribery through falsified public documents, influence trafficking and tax evasion and sentenced to 20 years. The court, in its own on-the-record findings announced December 8, 2025, concluded Gil "took advantage of his public positions to obtain personal benefits, receive money from foreign companies and bribe other officials."
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- Telemundo 51 (NBC/Telemundo Miami)
sentenció a Alejandro Gil Fernández a cadena perpetua por espionaje, soborno y daño a documentos oficiales
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Contacted and made an on-record admission — exact wording not on record.
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