According to the information published in X, among those named They are “talkers (leaders) and collaborators” of this gangwho are also accused of money laundering, damage, threats and illegal possession of firearms.
The Prosecutor’s Office adds that the defendants belong to the groups “Miravalles Crazy Salvatruchos, Acajutla Crazy Salvatruchos and Normandie Crazy Salvatruchos” of the MS13.
For now, It is unknown how many group criminal proceedings the Public Prosecutor’s Office has requested.since it has not been reported on, in the context of the implementation of an exceptional regime to combat gangs in a so-called “war” against these gangs.
The Legislative Assembly, approved in 2023 a series of reforms to the Law Against Organized Crimerequested by President Nayib Bukele through the Ministry of Justice, so that trials can be carried out by structure and not individually.
The Washington Office on Latin American Affairs (WOLA) noted that “these provisions threaten the right of access to justice, due process and the right to defense guaranteed by international human rights treaties.”
#CombateAPandillas | The @FGR_SV has filed three requests for grouping against 2,074 MS gang members operating in the western zone, before the Courts Against Organized Crime in Santa Ana.
Among those prosecuted are gang members, talkers,… pic.twitter.com/muXdz8Ikzf
— Attorney General of the Republic of El Salvador (@FGR_SV) August 12, 2024
The state of exception was approved Following 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.
The Attorney General’s Office of El Salvador requests that more than 2,000 alleged members of different groups of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS13) gang be prosecuted as a group for the crime of gangs.https://t.co/n71xhYZLzk
— EFE News (@EFEnoticias) August 13, 2024
That measure, one of the most popular among the Salvadoran population and which was key to Bukele’s re-election, has continued until today, when it is still in force.
According to official figures, since March 2022 More than 81,100 arrests have been recorded under the regime of exception.
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