Posted on May 14, 2021. Secretary of State Antony Blinken calls the Salvadoran president to express his concern over the dismissal of the Constitutional Chamber as well as of the attorney general. The removal of the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador and the dismissal of the country’s attorney general, both approved by the Legislative Assembly last Saturday, have alarm bells ringing about the concentration of government powers. The man behind the decision is El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, who now has full control of the parliament after elections for the legislative assembly two months ago. In its first session, the Chamber went from threats to action, removing nine judges as well as Attorney General, Rául Ernesto Melara. As a result, Bukele received a public rebuke from Joe Biden’s administration, which urged him to respect the separation of powers.