Pandilleros de la MS-13 reciben condenas de hasta 1.335 años de cárcel en El Salvador
La justicia de El Salvador condenó a decenas de integrantes de la pandilla Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) a penas que suman varios siglos de prisión, inclui...
TL;DR
- Dozens of MS-13 gang members in El Salvador received sentences totaling centuries in prison.
- One gang member was sentenced to 1,335 years for crimes committed between 2014 and 2022.
- Crimes included aggravated homicide, disappearance of persons, extortion, and drug trafficking.
- The sentences are part of a state of exception implemented in March 2022, allowing arrests without a warrant.
- Over 90,000 people have been detained under this measure, though some were later released.
- Human rights organizations have criticized the regime for alleged abuses and prison deaths, with at least 454 deaths reported in prisons since 2022.
- Other countries, like Costa Rica, are considering similar security measures and prison designs.