El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele said his government only received American assistance to fight crime under the administration of President Donald Trump, while President Joe Biden has chosen to side with gangsters.
from Biden’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who expressed concerns about El Salvador’s crackdown on gang activity.
Members of the MS-13 and 18 gangs remain inside their cells during a visit by the Director of the General Directorate of Penal Centers, Osiris Luna , at the maximum security prison in Izalco, Sonsonate, El Salvador, on September 4, 2020. The USAID bulletin said funding would be taken from the Salvadoran National Civilian Police and other law enforcement agencies and used instead for “promoting transparency, combating corruption, and monitoring human rights in partnership with local civil society and human rights organizations.”
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