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OutcomeResultado
The defendant is found guilty of the crime of land-use change in a protected zone and sentenced accordingly.Se declara al imputado autor responsable del delito de cambio de uso de suelo en zona protectora, imponiéndole la pena correspondiente.
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This criminal proceeding prosecutes the defendant for the offense of land-use change in a protected zone without the required environmental viability permit from SETENA. The trial before the Criminal Trial Court of Pérez Zeledón examines the elements of typicality, wrongfulness, and culpability under Article 58 of Forestry Law 7575. The key issues include whether the defendant was required to obtain a SETENA permit before altering the land, whether the defendant acted with eventual intent (dolus eventualis) given actual or constructive knowledge of the protected status, and how the court weighed the documentary and expert evidence presented by the prosecution. The ruling applies the in dubio pro natura principle and recognizes the principle of forest irreducibility, ultimately determining criminal liability.La presente causa penal se sigue contra un imputado por el delito de cambio de uso de suelo en una zona protectora, sin contar con la viabilidad ambiental de SETENA. El expediente en el Tribunal Penal de Juicio de Pérez Zeledón analiza los elementos de tipicidad, antijuridicidad y culpabilidad exigidos por el artículo 58 de la Ley Forestal 7575. El debate se centra en la existencia del permiso ambiental como requisito normativo para cualquier transformación del terreno en áreas de protección, la configuración del dolo eventual cuando el agente conocía o debía conocer la condición de zona protectora, y la valoración de la prueba pericial y documental aportada por la Fiscalía. La sentencia examina la aplicación del principio de in dubio pro natura y la irreductibilidad del bosque, concluyendo sobre la responsabilidad penal del imputado.
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