US EditionEl Salvador Begins Mass Trial of 486 Alleged MS-13 Members
Prosecutors say the defendants are tied to 47,000 crimes, including 29,000 homicides, as judges weigh collective punishment in video-link hearings.
- On Monday, El Salvador began a collective trial of 486 alleged Mara Salvatrucha members accused of 47,000 crimes, including 29,000 homicides committed between 2012 and 2022.
- President Nayib Bukele declared a "war" on gangs after they reportedly controlled 80 percent of Salvadoran territory, prompting a 2022 state of emergency that arrested over 91,000 suspected members.
- MS-13 faces rebellion charges because they "sought to...establish a parallel state," the Attorney General's office said, with the trial including national leadership, coordinators, and founders of the organization.
- York-Based Human Rights Watch and regional groups have denounced the mass trials, citing torture reports, more than 500 deaths in prison, and a complete lack of due process for detainees.
- Anonymous judges are handing down mass sentences via video-link from prison as state prosecutors stated they have "ample evidence to request the maximum sentences" against the defendants.
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A court in El Salvador has opened a mass trial against 486 alleged members of the MS-13 gang. Prosecutors accuse them of more than 47,000 crimes committed between 2012 and 2022. The charges include murder, femicide, extortion and arms trafficking.
On Monday, the Salvadoran justice system opened a trial against 486 alleged members of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), accused of 47,000 crimes in 10 years, including 29,000 murders, and is expected to last six months.
El Salvador has opened a class-action trial against nearly 500 members of the MS-13 criminal gang, amid criticism regarding human rights and due process.
La Vanguardia
Proceso DigitalA group of more than 400 alleged gang leaders Mara Salvatrucha (MS13) face, “for the first time,” a criminal trial under the unique macro-audience model opened by “47.000 crimes” committed between 2012 and 2022, according to the Attorney General's Office of the Republic yesterday.Continue reading...
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