Police evict Rapa Nui clan from Easter Island hotel

Police on Easter Island have evicted a group of indigenous people who had been occupying the grounds of a luxury hotel since last year.

The group of Rapa Nui say the land on which the hotel was built had been illegally taken from their ancestors generations ago.
They have been protesting for months over what they say are plans to develop Easter Island.
The island, annexed by Chile in 1888, is a Unesco World Heritage Site.
Members of the Hitorangi clan have been occupying the Hangaroa Eco Village and Spa since last August.
The hotel was bought from the Chilean government by the Scheiss family, a powerful investment group, in the 1990s, but the Rapa Nui say their ancestors had been cheated into giving up the land years before.
Rodrigo Gomez, a lawyer for the group, said up to 50 armed police had broken into the hotel to remove the final five occupiers. They were arrested and released pending court hearings.
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By Annie Hung