NewzA Peruvian court has sentenced four individuals, identified as presumed farmers, to life imprisonment for the 2020 murder of environmental defender Roberto Pacheco. The verdict was delivered in Lima and announced by the EFE news agency.
Pacheco was killed after confronting a group that was attempting to carry out illegal logging activities. The life sentences mark a significant legal outcome in the ongoing efforts to address violence against environmental defenders in Peru.
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