Tag: Héctor Llaitul

• Tuesday, June 4th 2024 - 20:42 UTC

  Llaitul goes on hunger strike to demand a prompt Chilean Supreme Court review of his case

  

  Convicted Mapuche leader Héctor Llaitul Monday went on a hunger strike from his Chilean prison to protest against his 23-year jail sentence for timber theft, usurpation of land, and assault on authorities since the 1990s.

• Tuesday, April 23rd 2024 - 20:28 UTC

  Rebel Mapuche leader Héctor Llaitul found guilty, faces up to 25 years in jail

  

  Mapuche leader Héctor Llaitul has been found guilty of attacking authorities and other violent crimes. The prosecution has requested Llaitul be jailed for 25 years but the sentence will only be announced next month. The defendant claimed the trial was fueled by a “political persecution” stemming from the clash between two cultures. The indigenous leader was arrested in August 2022 and has since been remanded in custody at the Biobío Penitentiary Complex, some 500 kilometers from Santiago.

• Wednesday, November 23rd 2022 - 19:51 UTC

  Son of Chilean rebel group leader arrested after arson attacks

  

  Chilean authorities have arrested a son of Coordinadora Arauco Malleco (CAM) leader Héctor Llaitul, it was reported in Santiago.