El Salvador marks its first year under anti-gang crackdown

28/3/2023 12:43

                SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) - The Central American nation of El Salvador marked a full year Monday under anti-gang emergency measures that were originally supposed to last only a month.
        
        It was the the first anniversary of President Nayib Bukele’s request for special powers to pursue gangs last March 27, following a surge in gang violence in which 62 people were killed in a single day.
        
        The country’s legislature has voted every month since then to renew the measures, which suspend some rights.