Relatives of jailed Salvadorans say “mass trials” unconstitutional
San Salvador, El Salvador Reuters Dozens of relatives of prisoners jailed in El Salvador during a state of emergency called on Thursday on the Supreme Court to rule unconstitutional upcoming “mass trials” of suspected gang members. El Salvador’s Congress, controlled by President Nayib Bukele’s ruling party, approved special emergency provisions in July that allow people […]
El Salvador backs mass trials for thousands held in crime crackdown
San Salvador, El Salvador Reuters El Salvador’s Congress on Wednesday approved group trials for the tens of thousands of people arrested during President Nayib Bukele’s crackdown on criminal gangs, which has given the country one of the world’s highest incarceration rates. The legislation will allow prosecutors to simultaneously try up to hundreds of people alleged […]