In El Salvador, where a large-scale prison was built last month, 2,000 gang members were transferred at once in the middle of the night.
According to Diario El Salvador, a local daily newspaper on the 24th (local time), the government killed 2,000 thugs belonging to 19 gangs, including ‘MS-13’ (Mara Salvatrucha), who were in Izalco prison between the night before and the dawn of this day. They were moved to the CECOT (CECOT), where they were locked up.
“This will be their new home,” El Salvador’s President Naib Buquele said on Twitter.
The terrorism acceptance center Secote was built on the 31st of last month on a site of 1.65 million square meters in a remote area near Tecoluca, with a building area of 230,000 square meters. In terms of site area, it is more than half of the area of Yeouido in Seoul (2.9 million square meters).
It is known as the largest prison in Latin America and can accommodate up to 40,000 people at a time. It is surrounded by concrete walls that are over 11 meters high, and has electric fences, 19 watchtowers, and full-body and parcel scanners installed. About 850 military and police personnel are in charge of security, including guard dogs.
“It is a monument of justice for 120,000 people who have lost loved ones,” Minister of Justice and Public Safety Gustavo Villatoro said.
The Buquele government has been carrying out an operation to eradicate gangs since declaring a ‘war on crime’ in March last year. The government is determined to punish the 64,000 gang members arrested during the administration. There were also controversies about human rights violations, such as arbitrary arrests and coercive investigations.
Minister Villatoro explained, “They will be given a proper sentence for all the crimes they committed between 2012 and 2022.”
Source: Donga
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