The jurist warns that any pact between state officials and criminal groups constitutes a crime, regardless of its apparent results, such as a reduction in homicides. In Salvadoran law, there is no legal leeway to justify these negotiations, and those who engage in...
The Mesa Nacional de Transporte (National Transport Roundtable) confirmed this Saturday that 16 business owners from the sector have been detained, all accused of not providing free transport service following the abrupt closure of the Pan-American Highway, in the...
U.S. congressmembers from the El Salvador Caucus, a working group in the United States Congress that supports strengthening relations with El Salvador, met with President Nayib Bukele and reportedly also visited the facilities of the Terrorism Confinement Center...
It’s 3:30 p.m. in the Alpes Suizos I neighborhood, Santa Tecla, and the day’s heat is beginning to subside. Route 101 minibuses arrive empty at the entrance to the local park. “They’ll be here soon,” comments a woman at her sidewalk...
The National Civil Police (PNC) reported this Friday the homicide of a 43-year-old man, whose identity is unknown. The PNC stated that the victim’s body was found in the Jiquilisco Municipal Cemetery, in Usulután Oeste. According to the police inspection, the...
Police in El Salvador reported on Wednesday the detention of seven public transport entrepreneurs for various crimes, including “dereliction of duty,” for allegedly not providing service as usual after President Nayib Bukele announced nationwide free...
