On Saturday, December 3, about 10,000 soldiers and police were deployed around the town of Soyapango, on the outskirts of the country’s capital, San Salvador. The 250,000 residents can no longer enter or leave without strict supervision. In less than 48 hours, 140 suspected maras members were arrested, including one of the leaders of mara Barrio 18, Alexander Pineda, alias Lazy. President Nayeb Bukele announced on November 23 that towns would be surrounded so the military could search homes and arrest gang members. Sopayango is the first city where this procedure is applied. “The law enforcement officers should arrest the rest of the gang members one by one.” the president of El Salvador explained.
Nayib Bukele declared a state of emergency on March 27 to fight the Mara, after 87 killings linked to his armed groups were reported in a few days. From that day the freedoms…
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Source: Le Figaro
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