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December 6, 2023

Honduras Issues Arrest Warrant for Suspected Mastermind in Berta Cáceres Assassination
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Honduran authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the suspected
mastermind of the 2016 murder of Indigenous environmental leader Berta
Cáceres. Daniel Atala Midence is the former financial manager of the
hydroelectric company DESA. Berta Cáceres was assassinated as she led
the fight against DESA's massive hydroelectric dam on a river in
southwestern Honduras that's sacred to the Lenca people. Last year,
David Castillo, a former U.S.-trained Honduran military officer and
businessman, was sentenced to over 22 years for his role in ordering and
planning the assassination.


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