President Nayib Bukele has asked El Salvador's congress to extend an anti-gang emergency decree for another 30 days.
FILE - El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele speaks to the press at Mexico's National Palace after meeting with the President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in Mexico City, March 12, 2019. El Salvadors president has threatened Tuesday, April 6, 2022, that he will cut off food for imprisoned members of street gangs if they unleash a wave of crimes. – President Nayib Bukele asked El Salvador’s congress Sunday to extend an anti-gang emergency decree for another 30 days.
Rights groups have criticized the measures, saying arrests are often arbitrary, based on a person’s appearance or where they live. It came after a spate of killings in late March, when gangs were blamed for 62 killings in a single weekend, a level of violence the country of 6.5 million has not seen in years.Among other things, they lengthened sentences, reduced the age of criminal responsibility to 12.El Salvador’s congress has authorized prison sentences of 10 to 15 years for news media that reproduce or disseminate messages from the gangs, alarming press freedom groups.
Rights groups have expressed concerns that innocent people are being caught up in sweeps targeting the notorious violent street gangs.
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