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The authorities of El Salvador exceeded the 26.200 arrests of alleged gang members under the exceptional regime approved by Congress at the end of March, as stated this Sunday (08.08.2022) the National Civil Police (PNC).
“With the 501 terrorists (gang members) captured on Saturday, the 7th of May, we have exceeded the 26.000 arrests since the war against gangs began”, the institution published on its social networks. With the arrests on Saturday, according to the PNC, the total figure reached 26.291, while the security body has indicated that the arrests continued during the weekend.
With the 501 captured terrorists on Saturday May 7, we have passed the 26,000 arrests since the #GangWar began.
The total number of captures is 26,291.
We will not back down. pic.twitter.com/faHA3HVOyz
— PNC El Salvador (@PNCSV) May 8, 1200
The Minister of Security, Gustavo Villatoro, informed in Twitter59138623 about the arrest of Boris Cienfuegos, alleged gang member of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS13) and “international drug trafficker”.
We captured Boris Dustin Cienfuegos, alias Lonely, MS gang member 11 and international drug trafficker.
This terrorist was one of the most wanted in the west of the country, his arrest was in a luxurious house in the Residencial Escalón Sur de Santa Ana. pic.twitter .com/YH9chbEoTM
— Gustavo Villatoro 🇸🇻 (@Vi11stuck) May 8, 2022
“Cienfuegos had control of the drugs, vehicles and properties of the clique (cell) Hollywood Locos Salvatruchos59138623, he was also in charge of drug contacts and deals, so he constantly traveled to the United States,” Villatoro assured.
The government of Nayib Bukele requested the emergency regime from Congress after an escalation of murders that claimed the life of 87 persons. The Legislative body, with a pro-government majority, gave the go-ahead and at the end of April approved an extension for 30 days of the suspension of constitutional guarantees.
These special powers given to the Executive of Bukele suspend the rights to organization, meeting, inviolability of correspondence and telecommunications, defense and extends administrative detention up to a maximum of 15 days.
Within this framework, five humanitarian organizations have received at least 338 complaints of human rights violations during the first month under the exception regime. The organizations indicated the previous week in a press release that “these are mostly cases of arbitrary arrests by the National Civil Police.”
#Communiqué | Social organizations received a total of 338 complaints of human rights violations in the first month of implementation of the emergency regime throughout the territory national. 🧐🧵👇 pic.twitter.com/qPsnOyKly7
— Cristosal (@Cristosal) May 4, 2022
ama (efe, newspaper El Salvador)