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| Honduras campaigner: Four men arrested over Berta Caceres murder | |
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| Police in Honduras have arrested four people in connection with the murder of leading indigenous and environmental campaigner Berta Caceres. | Police in Honduras have arrested four people in connection with the murder of leading indigenous and environmental campaigner Berta Caceres. |
| Two are said to be linked to the Hunduran military. | Two are said to be linked to the Hunduran military. |
| Ms Caceres was killed in March by gunmen who broke into her house in her home town of La Esperanza. | Ms Caceres was killed in March by gunmen who broke into her house in her home town of La Esperanza. |
| Her death sparked international condemnation and led to mass protests in Honduras, a country with one of the highest murder rates in the world. | Her death sparked international condemnation and led to mass protests in Honduras, a country with one of the highest murder rates in the world. |
| The four suspects have been named as Douglas Bustillo, Mariano Chavez, Sergio Ramon Orellana and Edilson Duarte Meza. | The four suspects have been named as Douglas Bustillo, Mariano Chavez, Sergio Ramon Orellana and Edilson Duarte Meza. |
| Mr Chavez is a member of the Honduras Armed Forces and Mr Duarte Meza is a former military man, La Prensa newspaper reported. | Mr Chavez is a member of the Honduras Armed Forces and Mr Duarte Meza is a former military man, La Prensa newspaper reported. |
| The four men are "the presumed perpetrators of the crime," says the Prosecutor's Office in a note. | The four men are "the presumed perpetrators of the crime," says the Prosecutor's Office in a note. |
| The arrest warrants were issued "based on scientific evidence that support the allegation presented," it adds. | The arrest warrants were issued "based on scientific evidence that support the allegation presented," it adds. |
| 'Robbery gone wrong' | 'Robbery gone wrong' |
| Ms Caceres was killed on 3 March, on the eve of her 45th birthday. | Ms Caceres was killed on 3 March, on the eve of her 45th birthday. |
| A member of the Lenca indigenous group, she was one of the founders in 1993 of the National Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH). | A member of the Lenca indigenous group, she was one of the founders in 1993 of the National Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH). |
| She successfully campaigned against the construction of a hydroelectric dam that would flood large areas where the Lenca lived. | She successfully campaigned against the construction of a hydroelectric dam that would flood large areas where the Lenca lived. |
| It would also cut off the supply of water, food and medicine for hundreds of Lenca people. | It would also cut off the supply of water, food and medicine for hundreds of Lenca people. |
| In 2015, she was awarded the Goldman Prize, one of the most prestigious awards for grassroots environmentalism. | In 2015, she was awarded the Goldman Prize, one of the most prestigious awards for grassroots environmentalism. |
| Police initially said that she could have been killed in a robbery that went wrong. | Police initially said that she could have been killed in a robbery that went wrong. |