Blood River: Episode Six

Family of Murdered Activist See Defense Strategy as Delay

The trial of David Castillo in the killing of environmentalist Berta Cáceres has been put off for 2 ½ years as motions and postponements pile up.

Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras.

Photographer: Daniele Volpe/Bloomberg
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David Castillo, chief executive of the Honduran power company Desarrollos Energéticos S.A., braided together an alternate storyline to counter evidence prosecutors allege tie him to the 2016 assassination of Berta Cáceres, an environmental activist who fought to stop one of DESA’s hydroelectric projects.

Investigators have been pulling at the loose threads.

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