- The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned officials in President Nayib Bukele’s administration, citing financial incentives provided to gangs.
- Human rights concerns persist as President Bukele’s government faces accusations of detaining political critics and collaborating with the Trump administration on controversial prison policies.
El Faro, a prominent investigative newspaper in El salvador, has reported that the Salvadoran Attorney General’s Office is preparing arrest warrants for its journalists. This development comes after El Faro published new videos and reports detailing the Bukele administration’s alleged negotiations with criminal gangs, a charge denied by President Nayib Bukele.
According to statements from Carlos Dada, the newspaper’s director, as shared on X (formerly Twitter), El Faro has received reliable information pointing to impending legal action. The editor-in-chief, Óscar Martínez, indicated that the suspected charges under review are “apology for crimes and illicit association”, clarifying that “any capture or raid on our homes will be for having done journalism.”
The U.S. Treasury has previously supported the accusations facing the Bukele administration. In its press release, the Treasury alleged that officials in the Bukele government “provided financial incentives to Salvadoran gangs MS-13 and 18th Street Gang (Barrio 18) to ensure that incidents of gang violence and the number of confirmed homicides remained low.” President Bukele has denied these allegations for years, according to an Associated Press report.
El Faro’s recent publications follow a pattern of previous government actions against critics. Authorities have detained individuals critical of the administration, sometimes without proper legal procedures. For example, technologist Mario Gomez was detained and accused of fraud amid his public criticism of Bukele’s Bitcoin policy; this occurred without a court-issued arrest warrant.
Additionally, reports indicate that President Bukele has collaborated with the Trump administration, allowing the use of Salvadoran prisons—criticized for human rights abuses—to detain individuals removed from the United States, sometimes in violation of U.S. court orders. Former President Donald Trump has publicly discussed his intent to send U.S. citizens to these facilities, and has suggested opposition to due process for detainees.
Allegations of government overreach—including media repression and legal actions against journalists—continue to draw the attention of international observers and human rights organizations.
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