Salvador: 403 suspected gang leaders in pre-trial detention until 2025. These MS-13 leaders are “linked” to 37,402 crimes committed between 2012 and 2022, including “29,416 aggravated homicides” They also face 907 cases of disappearances, extortion, arms trafficking, human trafficking and rebellion.
This hearing comes as the official results of Sunday's presidential and legislative elections have still not been published. The outgoing president Nayib Bukele, acclaimed by the population for having started this “war against the gangs”, declared himself re-elected with 85% of the votes.