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Honduran court finds construction exec guilty in activist s murder
By Gustavo Palencia
Reuters
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) -A former top executive of a Honduran construction firm was found guilty on Monday of being a collaborator in the 2016 murder of indigenous environmental activist Berta Caceres, a judge said in a court ruling.
Roberto David Castillo, the former head of Desarrollos Energeticos, or DESA, which ran the $50 million Agua Zarca hydroelectric dam project, has said he is innocent of the charges.
Seven other men have already been convicted and sentenced for playing a role in the killing. Castillo was originally charged with being the mastermind behind the murder, but was found guilty of being a co-conspirator. He is set to be sentenced on Aug. 3.
Honduras convicts ex-executive in activist murder, appeal expected
Roberto David Castillo, the former head of Desarrollos Energeticos (DESA) which ran the $50 million Agua Zarca hydroelectric dam project, arrives to the court for his trial on his participation in the 2016 murder of indigenous environmental activist Berta Caceres, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras July 5, 2021. REUTERS/Fredy Rodriguez reuters tickers
This content was published on July 6, 2021 - 03:04
July 6, 2021 - 03:04
By Gustavo Palencia
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) -A former top executive of a Honduran construction firm was found guilty on Monday of collaborating in the 2016 murder of environmental activist Berta Caceres, a decision that a lawyer for the executive promised to appeal.
Honduras Court Convicts Ex-Dam Executive in Murder of Celebrated Environmentalist
Roberto David Castillo, the former head of the company that was building a hydroelectric dam on Indigenous land in Honduras, was found guilty of being a co-conspirator in the murder of Berta Caceres.
Roberto David Castillo is escorted by penitentiary police to the Supreme Court in Honduras on Monday to hear the verdict in his trial. Credit.Elmer Martinez/Associated Press
By Reuters
July 5, 2021
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras A former top executive of a Honduran construction firm was found guilty on Monday of being a collaborator in the 2016 murder of the Indigenous environmental activist Berta Caceres, a judge said in a court ruling.