Yamila Peña Ojeda
Attorney General of Cuba (Fiscal General de la República) — in office since 2018-07-14
Yamila Peña Ojeda has been Cuba's Attorney General — Fiscal General de la República — since 2018, the chief criminal prosecutor of the Cuban state.
Quick facts
- Role: Attorney General of Cuba (Fiscal General de la República)
- Spanish title: Fiscal General de la República de Cuba
- In office since: 2018-07-14
- Nationality: Cuban
- Affiliations: Fiscalía General de la República de Cuba; Communist Party of Cuba (PCC)
- Sanctioned by OFAC: No
Biography
Yamila Peña Ojeda was appointed Fiscal General de la República de Cuba (Attorney General) by the Council of State on 14 July 2018. The Fiscalía General de la República is the national criminal-prosecution authority — the office that brings charges in Cuban courts and oversees lower Fiscalía offices at the provincial and municipal level.
Peña Ojeda is a specialist in Criminal Law and National Security and has completed training at the Academy of the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation. In September 2024 she signed a 2025-2026 cooperation programme with the General Prosecutor's Office of Belarus.
Note on translation: Cuba's Fiscal General is properly translated as 'Attorney General' in U.S. usage — the office responsible for criminal prosecution. It is distinct from Cuba's Procurador General, a different office. Compliance and diligence searches commonly mistranslate the two.
Career timeline
- : Appointed Attorney General by the Council of State (14 July).
- : Signs prosecutor-cooperation agreement with Belarus.