Military-backed Regime

Last update June 30 at 11:30 am All parties - the prosecution, private accusers, and the defense presented their closing remarks. The prosecution argued that they presented sufficient evidence to demonstrate that David Castillo is guilty of being the intellectual author of Berta Cáceres’s murder. The murder was carried out because Berta had caused significant economic losses for DESA and had caused the dam construction company, Sinohydro to pull out of the Agua Zarca project.

Last update: May 7 at 10:05 pm An examination of data extracted from Sergio Rodriguez’s cell phone included several messages sent to the “Security PHAZ [Agua Zarca hydroelectric project]” Whatsapp chat group and others.

Roberto David Castillo Mejía is charged with being the intellectual author of the murder of Berta Cáceres Flores. Castillo, by law, has to be present at his trial. [NOTE: COPINH and Berta Cáceres’s family do not consider David Castillo to be an intellectual author of Berta’s murder despite being charged as such. COPINH has publicly stated that Castillo was following orders and that he was protecting the interests of others.