Honduran supreme court orders release of six anti-mining protesters
- Due process rights violated in pre-trial detention, court rules
- Environmentalists were trying to protect river in national park
The Honduran supreme court has ordered the release of six anti-mining protesters, ruling that they should never have been put on trial.
The environmentalists, who have been held on remand for two and half years for trying to protect a river in a national park, faced up to 14 years in prison after being convicted on Wednesday of criminal damage and illegal detention. Two others were absolved of the same charges.
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