Marco Choco Damas was reportedly detained by soldiers on 27 October in the place known as “La Cumbre”, in Salama, Baja Verapaz. He is reportedly being held at the army barracks in Salama. He is an indigenous man of the Quekchi ethnic group and a member of the Consejo Nacional de Desplazados de Guatemala (CONDEG), The National Council for the Displaced of Guatemala.
