(AI Translated) Rudy López Pablo, originally from the village of Ical, Colotenango, Huehuetenango, attended a demonstration as part of the commemoration of the Day of the Struggle and Resistance of Indigenous Peoples; the march took place in the capital city, beginning at the Obelisk on Avenida Reforma and proceeding to Plaza de la Constitución, where Rudy was illegally detained for alleged damage to some monuments that, according to the Public Ministry, are cultural heritage of the nation. During the detention, Guatemala’s mayor Ricardo Quiñonez arrived at the plaza and identified him as responsible for the damage. The detention was carried out on October 12, 2021, citing flagrancy, for the crime of Predation of the Nation’s Material Heritage. López Pablo was taken to the detention cells of the Tower of Courts and his first‑statement hearing was scheduled for October 15, where Judge Rosmery López of the First Instance Criminal Court on Duty ruled that his detention had been illegal, releasing him.

That same day, he was again illegally detained in the parking lot of the Tower of Courts, being notified of another arrest warrant against him for the same offense; Predation of the Nation’s Material Heritage. On October 18 the first‑statement hearing was held and the defender was bound to process. The judge determined that there were indications to open an investigation against him. He was granted house arrest, which he must serve at the CUC headquarters, and was imposed a fine of Q2,500. On March 2, 2023, he was declared innocent.