TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Honduran
authorities have arrested four people in connection with the murder of
environmental activist Berta Caceres, including three who worked for a
hydroelectric project she opposed.
Public prosecutor's office spokesman Yuri Mora says
those arrested worked for or were employees of Desarrollos Energeticos
SA, which was developing the project that Caceres' organization
successfully fought.
The Goldman Environmental Prize-winning activist was
shot dead March 3 by gunmen who invaded her home. Caceres had reported
death threats from security personnel for the company known as DESA.
DESA did not immediately respond to a request for
comment on Monday's arrests. In the past it has denied involvement in
Caceres' killing.
Mora identified those arrested as Douglas Geovanny
Bustillo, Mariano Diaz Chavez, Sergio Rodriguez Orellana and Edilson
Duarte Meza
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