Name: Alleged gang members in El Salvador face mass trials
Uploaded: 2026-04-25T04:25:12+08:00
Duration: PT48.661S
Description: Close to 500 defendants are being tried together in El Salvador this week in a case involving more than 47,000 crimes, including homicide, extortion, and arms trafficking.

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Close to 500 defendants are being tried together in El Salvador this week in a case involving more than 47,000 crimes, including homicide, extortion, and arms trafficking.

The alleged gang members are facing prosecutors who are seeking justice for crimes committed between 2012 and 2022.

Emergency laws established under President Bukele have suspended key rights for prisoners, including the right to legal counsel and time limits on pre-trial detention.

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