Aug 16, 12:30 AM

El Salvador Extends Pre-Trial Detention for Over 80,000 Suspected Gang Members Until 2027 Amid Mass Trials and Constitutional Challenge

El Salvador's Congress has extended the pre-trial detention period for over 80,000 individuals suspected of gang affiliation until 2027. This legislative move allows government prosecutors an additional two years to investigate and hold those apprehended under the state of emergency without trial. The extension is part of broader legal reforms, including plans for approximately 600 mass trials targeting suspected gang members. The prolonged detention and the state of emergency regime have faced criticism from activists and victims' groups, who have formally requested the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice to declare the regime of exception unconstitutional.

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NTN24@NTN24
1 year ago
Congreso salvadoreño prolongó tiempo en el que presuntos pandilleros pueden estar detenidos sin juicio https://t.co/1TQoIp80NN
ABC News@ABC
1 year ago
El Salvador’s Congress has voted to give government prosecutors two more years to hold the more than 80,000 people swept up under the state of emergency while they investigate alleged ties to the country’s gangs. https://t.co/qWi0R4QHiy
teleSUR TV@teleSURtv
1 year ago
El Movimiento de Víctimas del Régimen #Movir presentó este viernes una solicitud formal ante la Sala de lo Constitucional de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de #ElSalvador 🇸🇻 para declarar inconstitucional el régimen de excepción. https://t.co/OGOcThutXW

El Salvador Extends Pre-Trial Detention for Over 80,000 Suspected Gang Members Until 2027 Amid Mass Trials and Constitutional Challenge

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