In 1995, El Salvador had an intentional homicide rate of 139 per 100,000, the highest in the world and one of the highest rates recorded in modern history. Like all educated middle-class Americans, my core understanding of urban crime comes from The Wire, so for comparison, when the show took place, the homicide rate in…
San Salvador, Feb 9 (EFE). – Lawyer Lucrecia Landaverde denounced Friday that the body of Alejandro Muyshondt, former national security adviser to the government of Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele, who died in state custody, showed signs of torture. “There is a sea of doubt about how this person died. The body has several bruises, several …
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - A former national security adviser to El Salvador s government, who had accused a congressman from the ruling New Ideas party .
Nicaragua has granted political asylum to former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli just days after a criminal appeal in his home country fell through.
Panama’s former President Ricardo Martinelli has received political asylum from Nicaragua days after the country’s Supreme Court denied his appeal over a money laundering conviction that carried a 10-year sentence. Martinelli’s attorney Shirley Castañeda said outside the Nicaraguan embassy Wednesday that “his political asylum had already been granted.” Asked why Martinelli had requested asylum, she said “because his life was in danger.” On Saturday, Martinelli had held a rally in Panama’s capital where he defiantly said he would still run in the country’s May 5 presidential election. He denied being guilty of any crimes.