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El Salvador has arrested 2% of its adult population in its war on gangs.
El Salvador is a small country in Central America with a population of just around 6.5 million. The country has been experiencing very high crime rates caused by gang groups and members. Former government administrations made attempts to crack down on gang groups from time to time but they had never been so successful until this year. After a series of gang-related violence in March this year, President Bukele issued a state of emergency and ordered the police and army to initiate mass arrests against gangs. After eight months of the severe crackdown, around 100,000 people have been arrested, which represents nearly 2% of the adult population of the country. As a result, homicide rates dropped and the president’s approval rate skyrocketed. In the meantime, the country’s prisons are overcrowded, arrests were made without evidence, and streets are walked by heavily armed officers and soldiers. How long will the state of emergency last? Extreme measures like martial law, state of emergency, and suspension of constitutional rights often lead to an unconstitutional dictatorship. Also, if dominant players leave the market, other players will try to grab the share. Who will that be? Someone close to those in power?
Read the article and learn about this serious gang crackdown in El Salvador.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/15/americas/el-salvador-war-on-gangs-bukele-intl-latam/index.html
El Salvador has arrested 2% of its adult population in its war on gangs.
El Salvador is a small country in Central America with a population of just around 6.5 million. The country has been experiencing very high crime rates caused by gang groups and members. Former government administrations made attempts to crack down on gang groups from time to time but they had never been so successful until this year. After a series of gang-related violence in March this year, President Bukele issued a state of emergency and ordered the police and army to initiate mass arrests against gangs. After eight months of the severe crackdown, around 100,000 people have been arrested, which represents nearly 2% of the adult population of the country. As a result, homicide rates dropped and the president’s approval rate skyrocketed. In the meantime, the country’s prisons are overcrowded, arrests were made without evidence, and streets are walked by heavily armed officers and soldiers. How long will the state of emergency last? Extreme measures like martial law, state of emergency, and suspension of constitutional rights often lead to an unconstitutional dictatorship. Also, if dominant players leave the market, other players will try to grab the share. Who will that be? Someone close to those in power?
Read the article and learn about this serious gang crackdown in El Salvador.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/15/americas/el-salvador-war-on-gangs-bukele-intl-latam/index.html
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