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EL SALVADOR SAYS 10,000 ARRESTED IN SWEEPING GANG CRACKDOWN

President Nayib Bukele says ‘war against gangs’ continues despite concerns
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Authorities in El Salvador have arrested more than 10,000 suspected gang
members, President Nayib Bukele said, as his government pushes to root out
violent crime following a recent uptick in murders.

The country’s congress invoked a state of emergency in late March after 87
people were killed in a single weekend of violence that Bukele’s government
blamed on criminal gangs.


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Police and military officers have been deployed in large numbers across El
Salvador since then. They have detained thousands of people under the emergency
measures, which suspend certain civil liberties, including the right to legal
counsel and the right to association.

On Tuesday, Bukele noted on Twitter that 10,094 terrorists had been arrested in
17 days and said “We’re continuing the War Against Gangs.”

Rights groups and the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights have raised criticism over the wave of arrests and civil rights curbs,
urging the Salvadoran authorities to respect international law in their effort
to root out gangs.



The two main criminal groups in the country, Mara Salvatrucha – more commonly
referred to as MS-13 – and Barrio 18, have an estimated 70,000 members between
them, and several thousand are already in Salvadoran prisons.

“Now, we recognise the challenges posed by gang violence in El Salvador and the
State’s duty to ensure security and justice. However, it is imperative that this
is done in compliance with international human rights law,” Liz Throssell,
spokesperson for the UN high commissioner’s office, said in a statement last
week.

Members of Bukele’s governing party also recently pushed through substantial
increases in prison sentences for gang membership in response to the violence,
and criminalised gang-related messages in the media.

Under the new sentencing rules, convicted gang lords can face up to 45 years in
jail – up from nine years previously – while other gang members can be sentenced
to 20 to 30 years, up from three to five years.

The United States Department of State also has voiced concerns over the new
measures, saying restrictions on how media outlets report on gang-related issues
could lead to censorship.


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“The law lends itself to attempts to censor the media, prevent reporting on
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Salvadoran government. Journalists must have the freedom to do their jobs
without fear of violence, threats, or unjust detention,” US Secretary of State
Antony Blinken said in a statement on Sunday.

Blinken said that while the US supports El Salvador in its fight against gangs,
it urges the Salvadoran government “to address this threat while also protecting
vital civil liberties, including freedom of the press, due process, and freedom
of speech”.

That drew rebuke from Bukele, who tweeted that his government received support
from the administration of former US President Donald Trump – but not current
President Joe Biden’s administration.

“You are only supporting the gangs and their ‘civil liberties’ now,” Bukele said
on Monday.





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