Overview
- Gil also received a separate 20-year prison term in a second case for bribery, falsifying public documents, influence peddling and tax evasion.
- The Supreme Court said the November trials were held behind closed doors in Havana, and it did not identify which country or entity benefited from the alleged espionage.
- Judges alleged Gil took money from foreign firms, bribed officials and mishandled classified material that was ultimately placed at the disposal of “services of the enemy.”
- The court ordered confiscation of assets and characterized the conduct as highly injurious, invoking language of treason to justify severe penalties.
- After appeals are resolved, authorities said the penalties could be consolidated into a single sanction for execution, according to the court’s notice.