Honduras arrests powerful ex-mayor accused of masterminding killing of environmental defender
Prosecutors say the three are the intellectual authors of the killing, and the trial is set to begin next June.
- Honduran authorities arrested Adán Fúnez, a former mayor, and two others, accused of masterminding the 2024 assassination of environmental defender Juan López.
- López was an anti-corruption campaigner who opposed an iron oxide mining project that activists said endangered jungles and protected areas in northwestern Honduras.
- The arrests come after years of accusations against Fúnez and global outcry over López's murder, which evoked memories of Berta Cáceres' death in 2016.
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Honduran authorities captured on Tuesday an ex-mayor named as the intellectual author of the crime of environmentalist Juan López in 2024.
Honduras Police Detain Ex-Mayor Adán Fúnez Over 2024 Activist Killing : The Tico Times | Costa Rica News
Honduras police arrested former Tocoa Mayor Adán Fúnez Martínez on Tuesday along with two other men accused of ordering the 2024 murder of environmental activist and councilman Juan Antonio López. López was shot dead on the night of September 14, 2024, as he left a church in the northeastern town of Tocoa in Colón department. Fúnez, who served as mayor at the time of the killing, faces charges as an alleged intellectual author of the crime, alon…
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Honduras arrests powerful ex-mayor accused of masterminding killing of environmental defender
Honduran authorities arrested a powerful former official accused of masterminding the 2024 assassination of an environmental leader Juan López.
605 days (1 years, 7 months, and 27 days) had to pass in order for Adam Funez Martínez to be reached by the arm of Honduran justice as the alleged intellectual author of the murder of Juan López, a crime that silenced the voice of the environmentalist, but that enraged an entire people who since the day one called for the justice operators to find those who ordered the death of the then mayor of Tocoña. The entrance Adam Funez, the ‘powerful’ ma…
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