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. He is set to be sentenced on Aug. 3. Seven other men have already been convicted and sentenced for playing a role in the killing. Mr. Castillo has said he is innocent of the charges. Neither he nor DESA could be immediately reached for a comment on the judge’s ruling.

Source: New York Times July 06, 2021 02:37 UTC