Raul Castro (President, Council of State) has named Division General Julio Casas Regueiro as Defense Minister.

Julio Casas was a member of the July 26th Movement, and one of the founders of the Second East Front, in the Sierra Cristal Mountains of Oriente province during the guerrilla warfare against Fulgencio Batista. He is known to be one of the closest associates of Raul Castro; as well as “master mind” and key figure in certain commercial operations and international tourism (GAVIOTA Enterprises).

Julio Casas is suspected of large scale corruption. This “historico” commander is not perceived as an influential political figure like his brother; but as a despotic, corrupt bureaucrat. [1]

NOTE

1. Humberto Leon. 1995. “The Military Chiefs - Biographic Information”. In International Research 2000. The Military and Transition in Cuba: Reference Guide for Policy and Crisis Management. March 17.

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