Overview
- Oral proceedings began this week in Havana, with attendance limited to the parties and court‑authorized persons, according to an official court notice.
- Prosecutors list eleven charges including espionage, embezzlement, bribery, money laundering, tax evasion, forgery, influence peddling and violations involving classified documents.
- Authorities have not disclosed how many co‑defendants are involved or how long the trial will last, though both prosecution and defense have filed their conclusions.
- Gil was removed in February 2024 and has been in provisional detention since; he is closely associated with the failed 2021 monetary reform known as Tarea Ordenamiento.
- His daughter says he maintains his innocence and has requested a public, televised trial; reporting notes that Cuban law assigns severe penalties to espionage convictions.