BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 04:13:00
Powerful street gangs. the police have been granted wide—ranging powers of detention, and a staggering 66,000 people have been arrested. but while the crackdown has seen el salvador�*s murder rate plummet, human rights organisations say thousands of people with no link to the gangs have been detained unjustly and their relatives are demanding their immediate release. will grant reports. harsh, uncompromising and, the government insists, ruthlessly effective. these images of a new supermax prison were released by the administration of media—savvy president nayib bukele to show off its gan...