Delivered seven years in prison for mayor of Bolívar that accompanied a protest
by miners

So what are we to make of the decision and the timing?

1. It means absolutely nothing. The trial schedule date was happenstance and the decision handed down was 'just' without any bias or political interference.

2. The timing of the trial and the decision was orchestrated to produce anti-KRY sentiment amongst the miners as part of the government mining plan soon to be announced.

3. The timing of the trial and the decision was orchestrated to send a message to the miners not to interfere with the soon to be announced government mining plan going forward, including the possibility that big, bad KRY might be part of that plan.

YOU make the call.