Almost 90% of Those Arrested in El Salvador's Anti-Gang "War" Are Still without Trial
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Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador since 2019, had promised "hell" to gang members. On 20 October 2026, the Attorney General of the country gave figures on the progress of this policy. Of the 93,000 people imprisoned under the state of emergency established by the President four years ago, only 10% have been brought to justice. Figures confirm some criticisms made by human rights NGOs.
Bukele's anti-gang "war" reduced crime to historical lows in El Salvador. However, humanitarian organizations report arbitrary arrests, abuses, more than 500 deaths in prison, and that thousands are detained totally incommunicado without trial. Attorney General Rodolfo Delgado reported in a meeting in Congress that his institution records just over 10,500 convictions, which means that almost 90% are still awaiting sentence. "These numbers and pe…
Almost 90% of the 93,000 detainees detained in El Salvador under the regime of exception of President Nayib Bukele, in force four years ago, have not yet been tried, according to a report presented this Tuesday by the country's Public Prosecutor's Office. Bukele's "war" against gangs has reduced crime to historically low levels in El Salvador, but humanitarian organizations denounce arbitrary arrests, abuses, more than 500 deaths of detainees an…
The Attorney General of the country, Rodolfo Delgado, pleads for an acceleration of judicial proceedings, according to the latter, of the 93,000 persons imprisoned under the state of emergency established by President Nayib Bukele to fight against criminal gangs, only a little more than 10,500 have been convicted.
The Attorney General of the country, Rodolfo Delgado, reported at a meeting in Congress that his services had recorded just over 10,500 convictions, so almost 90 per cent of the detainees are still awaiting trial.
El Salvador Maintains 90 per Cent of Bukele ' S Exceptional Detainees without Trial After Four Years
El Salvador reports that almost 90 per cent of detainees under the Bukele regime have no convictions, and groups question the release and incommunicado detention of prisoners.
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