International News: Over 5,000 soldiers surround town after murder of police officer in El Salvador

By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: Today, Salvadoran President, Nayib Bukele said that more than 5,000 soldiers and 500 police were deployed to surround a town where gang members murdered a police officer.

The Associated Press reports that the deployment in Nueva Concepcion was done  “in search of those responsible for the homicide and the entire gang structure and collaborators still hiding in that place.”

“They will pay dearly for the murder of our hero,” Bukele said.

Since March 2022, the Salvadoran President began a crackdown on gangs in the country, extending the state of emergency every month.

Under the emergency powers, police have detained over 68,000 suspects.

Several human rights organizations have called on the Salvadoran Government to respect the rights of those being detained and called on Bukele’s administration to respect due process.

However, polls show that the measure is endorsed by Salvadorans since many have returned to neighborhoods that were long controlled by gangs.

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