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Judges Rule the Santa Marta 5 Are Innocent!

Photo by Marvin Diaz of the Santa Marta 5 following the ruling that found them innocent of all charges.

Metro News Room Opinion


It brings profound relief to share the incredible news that the Santa Marta 5 Water Defenders were found innocent of the false charges that had been brought against them.

The Santa Marta community worked tirelessly for the last 21 months to make sure the case was known nationally and internationally. Having international #EyesOnSantaMarta was an essential part of the strategy in this fight against a case that was invented against them. Today, we can celebrate because judges ruled there was no evidence that a crime had been committed.


Please check out the press release from the International Allies against Mining Coalition here, with more details, and a call to action on how we must continue to fight to free other political prisoners and victims of arbitrary arrests and unjust detention in El Salvador: “No Crime to Pursue”: International Organizations Applaud Salvadoran Tribunal Ruling that the Five Salvadoran Water Defenders Are Innocent of the False Charges against Them – Institute for Policy Studies (ips-dc.org)


Thank you for answering the calls to action from the Santa Marta community, for emailing your congressional representatives, for hosting and attending in person and online educational events and protests, for posting solidarity messages and re-sharing our posts on social media to be a part of this important victory.


Today, Antonio ‘Chico’ Pacheco, director of ADES Santa Marta and one of the #SantaMarta5, walked out of the courthouse and expressed these words of gratitude to the international solidarity movement:
“We want to take advantage of this magnificent opportunity to share our profound thanks for the accompaniment that many organizations, many people in our country … and around the world have shown us over the past 22 months. Truly, your accompaniment has helped us to know that there were people who were with us, and even under the difficult conditions of prison, these signs that there was light at the end of the tunnel kept us going, gave us strength and spirit, to keep going. You don’t know how much we appreciate all your efforts. Without your support and the support from our legal team, it would have been very hard to overcome the barriers we faced. Glory to all of you in solidarity!”


Thank you for being a part of this inspiring victory, 


– All of us at CISPES


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