The undersigned organizations condemn the human rights violations committed in the unfounded criminal proceedings against Luis Pacheco and Héctor Chaclán, former ancestral authorities of the 48 cantons of Totonicapán, who have been charged by the Public Prosecutor’s Office with the crimes of terrorism, obstruction of justice and unlawful association. Both leaders have been held in pre-trial detention for more than two months and are facing possible sentences of more than 40 years in prison.
