According to the information, among those named are “runners (bosses) and collaborators“of this gang, who are also accused of money laundering, possession and improper use of uniforms and injuries.
A prosecutor, whose identity was withheld for security reasons, said in a video broadcast on X that the alleged members of this gang “They operated in Santa Ana, Sonsonate and Ahuachapán“, localities belonging to the western part of the Central American country.
The application for a group process was filed with the Third Court Against Organized Crime of Saint Anne.
For now, It is unknown how many criminal proceedings The Public Prosecutor’s Office has requested this as a group, since no information has been provided on the matter, in the context of the implementation of an exceptional regime to combat gangs in a so-called “war” against these gangs.
The Legislative Assembly, dominated by the ruling party, approved in 2023 a series of reforms to the Law Against Organized Crime, requested by President Nayib Bukele through the Ministry of Justice, so that judgments can be made by structure and not individually.
#CombateAPandillas | This afternoon, the @FGR_SV has filed two requests for grouping against 1,750 MS gang members operating in Santa Ana, Sonsonate and Ahuachapán.
Among those prosecuted there are different ranks such as clique runners, Homeboys, Check-ups, Paros and… pic.twitter.com/S99tj2K1pw
— Attorney General of the Republic of El Salvador (@FGR_SV) August 23, 2024
The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) noted that “these provisions threaten the right of access to justicedue process and the right to defense guaranteed by international human rights treaties.”
The state of exception was approved after the murder of more than 80 people by gangs at the end of March 2022which according to investigations by the local media El Faro was due to the breakdown of an agreement between the Government and criminal gangs.
That measure, one of those that They enjoy greater popularity among the Salvadoran population and which was key to the re-election of President Nayib Bukele, has continued until today, when it is still in force.
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According to official figures, since March 2022, more than 81 thousand 100 arrests under the regime of exception.
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