It might have taken some time, but it appears that justice will be served in some way with this indictment. In addition to Raúl Castro, the head of the Armed Forces at the time, are the aviators who were involved with downing the two humanitarian planes. It turns out even that one of these aviators moved to the U.S. and was identified by Cuban-Americans as someone who was involved and he is facing additional charges because he lied to get his Green Card.

Among the new defendants is Luis Gonzalez-Pardo, who prosecutors say was the wingman on one of the two MiGs that carried out the attack against the Brothers to the Rescue planes.

Gonzalez-Pardo moved to Miami in recent years, according to court documents, but was identified as a former Cuban Air Force member by Cuban-Americans in Miami. He has since been charged with making false statements to get his green card.

So what event has led to this, you must be wondering. Well, it was 30 years ago, but as I mentioned earlier, it looks like families of those lost will get to see some results.

The charges against Castro focus on a 1996 incident in which a Cuban MiG-29 fighter jet shot down two Cessnas operated by Brothers to the Rescue, an exile group that searched for Cubans seeking to flee the island nation in rafts. Four people on board the planes were killed, including three U.S. citizens and one green card-holder.

The United Nations' International Civil Aviation Organization found that the planes were flying outside Cuban airspace when they were shot down, which Cuba denies. The organization also said Cuban authorities did not make any attempt to deal with the planes through some other means, including contacting them over the radio or guiding them out of the area.

Before the indictment was unsealed, CNN actually talked to one guy who survived the shootdown, as well as another who lost his brother in the attack.

Sylvia Iriondo, a survivor of the shootdown, said today was “a day of hope, a day that marks a road of justice … that has eluded our families and communities for 30 years.”

“Justice needs to be done,” Iriondo added.

Nelson Morales, brother of pilot Pablo Morales, who died in the shootdown, called Wednesday a “glorious day for exiled Cubans who are demanding justice.”