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Sole witness to Berta Cáceres murder fears he might be framed, lawyer says
Source: The Guardian
Sole witness to Berta Cáceres murder fears he might be framed, lawyer says
Attorney for Gustavo Castro Soto calls on Mexican government
to intervene and secure client’s release from Honduras amid
growing concern for his safety
Nina Lakhani in San Cristóbal de las Casas
Monday 28 March 2016 14.00 BST
The lawyer representing the only witness in the murder of the environmental activist Berta Cáceres is appealing to the Mexican government to help secure his release amid mounting concern he could be framed for the killing.
Gustavo Castro Soto, coordinator of Friends of the Earth Mexico and director of the Chiapas-based NGO Otros Mundos, was wounded during the attack in which Cáceres – last year’s winner of the Goldman environmental prize – was murdered.
Cáceres, a longtime friend and colleague, died in Castro’s arms just before midnight on 2 March at her home in La Esperanza, north-west Honduras.
Castro, who only survived by playing dead, was subsequently questioned for 48 hours before investigators said he was free to return to Mexico.
But on 6 March, police stopped him boarding his flight after investigators obtained a court order requiring the activist remain in Honduras to further assist investigators. The order initially prevented his departure for 30 hours but was later extended to a month.
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Attorney for Gustavo Castro Soto calls on Mexican government
to intervene and secure client’s release from Honduras amid
growing concern for his safety
Nina Lakhani in San Cristóbal de las Casas
Monday 28 March 2016 14.00 BST
The lawyer representing the only witness in the murder of the environmental activist Berta Cáceres is appealing to the Mexican government to help secure his release amid mounting concern he could be framed for the killing.
Gustavo Castro Soto, coordinator of Friends of the Earth Mexico and director of the Chiapas-based NGO Otros Mundos, was wounded during the attack in which Cáceres – last year’s winner of the Goldman environmental prize – was murdered.
Cáceres, a longtime friend and colleague, died in Castro’s arms just before midnight on 2 March at her home in La Esperanza, north-west Honduras.
Castro, who only survived by playing dead, was subsequently questioned for 48 hours before investigators said he was free to return to Mexico.
But on 6 March, police stopped him boarding his flight after investigators obtained a court order requiring the activist remain in Honduras to further assist investigators. The order initially prevented his departure for 30 hours but was later extended to a month.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/28/berta-caceres-murder-witness-honduras-appeals-to-mexico