Tens of thousands of people were jailed as part of President Nayib Bukele’s crackdown on gangs. Some police officers now admit they arrested people on flimsy or nonexistent evidence to meet quotas.
Tens of thousands of people were jailed as part of President Nayib Bukele’s crackdown on gangs. Some police officers now admit they arrested people on flimsy or nonexistent evidence to meet quotas.
Relatives watched as recently arrested men were transferred to prison in April 2022, early in an anti-gang campaign that has imprisoned about 80,000 people.
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