Centroamérica

‘Guerra’ contra las pandillas deja 55.000 detenidos en El Salvador desde marzo

La medida del régimen de excepción es cuestionada por diferentes organismos humanitarios por ‘violar derechos de las personas’

Handout picture released by the press secretary of the Salvadorean Presidency on March 28, 2022 showing members of the Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs under custody during the weekend at the prison in Ciudad Barrios, El Salvador, after the rise in homicide figures that occurred over the past weekend. - El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele issued an ultimatum on March 28, 2022, to gangs considered responsible for dozens of homicides in the ast three days, threatening to increase punishments on their more than 16,000 imprisoned members. The Central American nation declared a state of emergency on Sunday as it endures a fresh wave of gang violence, with police reporting 87 dead since Friday. (Photo by EL SALVADOR'S PRESIDENCY PRESS OFFICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / SALVADOREAN PRESIDENCY" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Handout picture released by the press secretary of the Salvadorean Presidency on March 28, 2022 showing members of the Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs under custody during the weekend at the prison in Ciudad Barrios, El Salvador, after the rise in homicide figures that occurred over the past weekend. - El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele issued an ultimatum on March 28, 2022, to gangs considered responsible for dozens of homicides in the ast three days, threatening to increase punishments on their more than 16,000 imprisoned members. The Central American nation declared a state of emergency on Sunday as it endures a fresh wave of gang violence, with police reporting 87 dead since Friday. (Photo by EL SALVADOR'S PRESIDENCY PRESS OFFICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / SALVADOREAN PRESIDENCY" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS -

San Salvador. La Policía de El Salvador detuvo a 55.062 personas en el marco de una “guerra” contra las pandillas impulsada por el presidente Nayib Bukele desde marzo, bajo un régimen de excepción, informaron este viernes las autoridades.

“Son más de 55.000 capturas (de supuestos pandilleros)”, declaró el ministro de Justicia y Seguridad, Gustavo Villatoro, al presentarse a la Asamblea Legislativa (congreso) a solicitar la séptima prórroga del régimen de excepción.

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