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Bukele Arrests Former President of Salvadoran Congress for Dealing with Gangs · Global Voices

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El Salvador's Attorney General announced Monday the capture of the former president of the Legislative Assembly and former mayor of San Salvador, Norman Quijano, convicted in absentia for negotiating with gangs the results of the 2014 presidential election. Quijano is one of the top opposition leaders sentenced by pacts with criminal structures and considered a political rival by President Nayib Bukele.Continue reading

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El Salvador's Attorney General announced Monday the capture of the former president of the Legislative Assembly and former mayor of San Salvador, Norman Quijano, convicted in absentia for negotiating with gangs the results of the 2014 presidential election. Quijano is one of the top opposition leaders sentenced by pacts with criminal structures and considered a political rival by President Nayib Bukele.Continue reading

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The U.S. government handed over this Monday to the authorities of El Salvador the former president of Congress and former presidential candidate of the Nationalist Republican Alliance (Arena, right), Norman Quijano, sentenced in 2024 to 13 years in prison for negotiating “electoral benefits” with the gangs, reported the Attorney General’s Office (FGR).

"This day (Monday), we have received Norman Quijano from the U.S. authorities. At this time, he will be formally notified of his conviction for the crimes of illegal groups and electoral fraud," the Public Prosecutor's Office announced in a social media publication.

After years of being a fugitive, El Salvador's once powerful political figure, Norman Quijano, arrived in the country yesterday to serve a 13-year prison sentence, following his extradition from...More...

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The former deputy of the Central American Parliament and former candidate for ARENA’s presidency in the 2014 elections, Norman Quijano, arrived Monday afternoon in El Salvador from the United States, according to the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic. “This day, we received Norman Quijano from the United States authorities. [...] The post United States hands Norman Quijano over to serve prison sentence appeared first on Diario Digital Cr…

On Monday, the U.S. government handed over to the authorities of El Salvador the former president of the Congress and former presidential candidate of the Nationalist Republican Alliance (Arena, right), Norman Quijano, sentenced in 2024 to 13 years in prison for negotiating "electoral benefits" with the gangs, the Attorney General's Office (FGR) reported.The U.S. entry handed over to El Salvador former president of the Congress convicted of pact…

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