the ruling party is preparing to extend the state of emergency

the ruling party is preparing to extend the state of emergency

Guevara, according to the Salvadoran newspaper El Mundo, has emphasized that there will be “neither forgiveness nor forgetfulness” for the crimes committed by the gangs, which he has branded as “cancer for society”. With one that’s free, start that metastasis again.”he lamented.

Thus, it has assessed the effectiveness of the state of emergency in the field of arrests, which on Thursday exceeded 28,300, according to data from the Salvadoran authorities.

In parallel, Guevara has criticized the opposition parties, Nationalist Republican Alliance (Arena) Y Farabundo Martí Front for National Liberation (FMLN)who have expressed their rejection of arbitrary arrests within the framework of the state of emergency.

“I think the only thing they have done is get in the way, side with the gang members, send them a political message,” he said, before stressing that both formations “are betting that their loyal voters are the families of the gangs, the families of criminals, the families of gang members.

The Minister of Justice and Public Security of El Salvador, Gustavo Villatoro, did not rule out on Thursday that the Salvadoran authorities extend the state of emergency again. The Legislative Assembly has already approved a first extension, which will last until May 25.

The Salvadoran government acknowledged on Monday the death of at least eleven people detained under the state of emergency. During this period, the Salvadoran government is empowered to suspend certain freedoms and guarantees to facilitate the deployment of the military and police in the streets and in the municipalities where these homicides occurred.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) have expressed concern about the imposition of a state of emergency in El Salvador, to which Bukele has replied that these organizations “defend gang members.” While, United Nations has also shown concern about the wave of homicides in the Central American country.

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