Court Upholds Acquittal of Mapuche Community Members in Panguipulli Timber Theft Case
A Chilean appellate court has upheld the acquittal of 18 Mapuche communal members who had been facing criminal charges related to alleged timber theft in the Panguipulli region. The decision reinforces a previous ruling by the Oral Criminal Trial Court in Valdivia, which determined that the evidence presented against the community members was insufficient to … Read more
