In El Salvador, Central America, the government's heavy-handed security measures are leading to mass arrests of gang members, and on the 8th, about 500 of them were indicted all at once. On the other hand, the administration's heavy-handed methods have been criticized by human rights groups and the international community.
In El Salvador, Central America, President Bukele has taken aggressive security measures to combat gang violence, and so far approximately 75,000 people suspected of being gang members have been detained.
On the 8th, El Salvador's attorney general announced on his old Twitter account, ``492 gang leaders have been indicted for over 37,000 crimes committed between 2012 and 2022.''
The defendants are facing charges including aggravated murder, kidnapping, and collecting protection money.
Because they were incarcerated in different prisons, they were gathered in groups of several to dozens, and were told the details of the charges all at once through a video conference system.
In El Salvador, public order has been dramatically restored due to President Bukele's thorough crackdown on gangs, but heavy-handed methods such as restricting some of the rights guaranteed by the constitution and allowing detention without an arrest warrant violate human rights. Criticism has also been raised from organizations and the international community.