HAVANA - Cuba's top prosecutor accused on Friday former economy minister Alejandro Gil and unidentified individuals of crimes ranging from espionage to bribery, in one of the largest publicly disclosed corruption scandals in decades.

Sacked by President Miguel Diaz-Canel in February 2024, Gil has not been seen or heard from publicly since. The intrigue rattled the highest ranks of Cuba's ruling communist party and its normally hermetic politics.