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Alleged mastermind of Honduran activist s murder on trial
By MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press April 6, 2021 9:00pm Text size Copy shortlink:
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduraspro The trial of an alleged mastermind of the killing of Honduran environmental and Indigenous rights activist Berta Cáceres began Tuesday, five years after the prize-winning activist was shot to death.
Prosecutors say David Roberto Castillo Mejía, president of a company building a dam that Cáceres had been fighting, coordinated her 2016 killing.
The judge complained Tuesday afternoon that the trial was starting hours after it had been scheduled. Castillo Mejía was not even brought to the courthouse until after midday.
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Supporters of Honduran environmental and Indigenous rights activist Berta Caceres protest during the trial against Roberto David Castillo, an alleged mastermind of her murder, outside of the Supreme Court building in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. The trial began five years after the prize-winning activist s murder. (AP Photo/Elmer Martinez) April 06, 2021 - 6:57 PM
The trial of an alleged mastermind of the killing of Honduran environmental and Indigenous rights activist Berta Cáceres began Tuesday, five years after the prize-winning activist was shot to death.
Prosecutors say David Roberto Castillo MejÃa, president of a company building a dam that Cáceres had been fighting, co-ordinated her 2016 killing.