US EditionEl Salvador Approves Bukele's Constitutional Change to Allow Life Imprisonment
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The Government of El Salvador has proposed that minors guilty of murder or rape be sentenced to life imprisonment as part of a controversial legislative reform. ...
In July 2025, the government pushed for another reform that would remove the limits of the presidential mandate, paving the way for Bukele to remain in power indefinitely.
The government of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has proposed Thursday a reform to punish with life imprisonment minors who have committed murders or...
The government of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele proposed on Thursday a reform to punish with life imprisonment minors who have committed murders or rape, whether or not they belong to the gangs, which will be submitted for approval by Congress, dominated by the ruling party.
El Salvador approves the constitutional change promoted by Bukele to allow life imprisonment By: Leire Ventas-Corresponsal of BBC News Mundo The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, dominated by the ruling New Ideas (NI) party, approved on Tuesday a constitutional reform promoted by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, which allows life imprisonment for “homicides, rapists and terrorists.” “Infants, proscriptives and all kinds of torment are prohi…
The proposal extends a constitutional change approved on Wednesday (17), which went on to permit permanent imprisonment for homicides, terrorists and terrorists.
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