More than 6000 gang members have been arrested in The first nine days of The state of Emergency in The President of El Salvador, President of El Salvador, Naguib Bukele, said Monday, after imposing the sealing measures out A surging killing spree.
The Central American country declared emergency measures – allowing arrest of Gang members without a warrant – last A week after 87 homicides were reported from March 25-27.
And the on On Monday, the president said that 6,000 are detained in Little over week added For the gang’s 16,000 already Jailed in El Salvador prisons.
Speaking in a police barracks in Bukele addressed the capital, San Salvador public interests of gangs” revenge” on The population Because of the huge arrest operations.
so they commit Act of revenge”There won’t even be one meal in The president said.
“I swear to God they won’t eat a single pill of ricewe will see how For a long time lastAnd I don’t care what international Organizations say, “Hu added.
Besides arrests without warrant, emergency procedures – which last one Month – also restriction of freedom of The gathering, while phone calls and emails can be intercepted without a court order.
Such broad and fast legislation of Powers granted to military And the police have drawn Alarm from local and international Human rights organizations.
Bukili added He had ordered the building of a maximum-Safety prison with capacity of 20,000 guests.
“There are only two ways: jail or death,” He said.
40-year old boss, elected in 2019, widely enjoyed support in El Salvador over his promises to fight Organizer crime and improve security in A country ravaged by violence.
Last week, the verdict party- under control parliament Penal code reform to increase maximum sentence for Gang membership From nine to 45 years old in prison.
