The justice system of El Salvador on Monday opened a trial against around 490 alleged members of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang, including several founders and leaders, announced the attorney general’s office and the courts’ communication center.
The justice system of El Salvador on Monday opened a trial against about 490 alleged members of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang, including several founders and leaders, announced the attorney general’s office and the courts’ communication center.
The Central American country regularly holds mass trials for thousands of alleged gang members. The one targeting MS-13 includes “members of the national leadership, street leaders, program coordinators throughout the country, as well as founders of the organization,” stated the office in charge of court communications on X.
