El Salvador: More than 70,000 people detained under emergency regime
The number of people detained under the emergency regime now stands at 74,000, whom the government authorities label as "terrorists". teleSUR
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00:00 In El Salvador, around 74,000 alleged gang members were arrested under the emergency
00:05 regime imposed by President Nayib Bukele.
00:08 In this regard, the majority of the detainees are being held in high-security prisons, such
00:13 as the Terrorism Confinement Center.
00:16 In addition to the national police reported the confiscation of more than 3,000 firearms
00:21 during the operation.
00:23 In this context, social movements condemned the measures imposed by the executive, qualifying
00:28 them as human rights violations, while demanding the release of their families as soon as possible.