Former Mayor Adán Fúnez to Stand Trial for Murder of Environmentalist Juan López

A judge in San Pedro Sula ordered trial for former Tocoa mayor Adán Fúnez and two others as alleged intellectual authors of the murder of environmentalist Juan López. This marks a judicial escalation in a high-profile case linking political power to violence against land defenders in Honduras. The ruling is a step toward accountability but the trial outcome remains uncertain.