SAN SALVADOR: Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele on Thursday (Friday in Manila) claimed the Central American country known for its sky-high levels of violence has accumulated 365 days without murders since he took office in 2019.
TIGHT POLICING Police and soldiers escort people captured during an operation against gang members in Soyapango, El Salvador, on Dec. 3, 2022. Controversial El Salvador President Nayib Bukele claimed on Thursday, May 11, 2023, that the Central American country known for its sky-high levels of violence has not recorded any murders in the last year. Just over a year ago, Bukele declared a ‘war’ on organized criminal gangs and declared a state of emergency that allowed police to round up more than 68,000 suspected gang members without a warrant. AFP PHOTO
SAN SALVADOR: Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele on Thursday (Friday in Manila) claimed the Central American country known for its sky-high levels of violence has accumulated 365 days without murders since he took office in 2019.