Berta Cáceres court papers show murder suspects’ links to US-trained elite troopsSome of that training came from West Point, where Castillo studied from 2000-2004. But Castillo has yet to be sentenced for his crime, and West Point has yet to publicly acknowledge the conviction of its alumnus. “We knew him just as another cadet.”At West Point, Castillo studied the fundamentals of war, tactics and weaponry, later concentrating on electrical and computer engineering. After graduating from the academy, Castillo returned to Honduras in 2006 to join the armed forces as a second lieutenant. “He used his military skills to order her murder – and not just to kill her, but to persecute her,” said Brigitte Gynther, a human rights advocate who worked with Cáceres.

Source: The Guardian January 11, 2022 19:06 UTC