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Victory for Guatemala's Mayan People
Fierce opposition to hydroelectric plants in Guatemala have been ongoing since October of last year...Citing irregularities in the community consultation process, the president of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ), Silvia Patricia Valdés, ruled against the construction of the Oxec I and Oxec II hydroelectric plants. Until that issue is resolved, she said, the operation remains suspended. For its part, the company claimed to be "very surprised by the decision" since it had carried out the consultation "fulfilling all the requirements of the law."...The community [denounces] the environmental impact of those hydroelectric plants.