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El Salvador Opens Mass Trial of 486 Alleged MS-13 Members Over 47,000 Crimes

Rights concerns shadow Bukele’s emergency‑era crackdown.

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In El Salvador beginnt ein Mega-Prozess gegen 486 mutmaßliche MS-13-Mitglieder.
Fast 500 Mitglieder der berüchtigten kriminellen Bande Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) müssen sich in El Salvador vor Gericht verantworten. Den 486 mutmaßlichen Bandenmitgliedern werden 47.000 in den Jahren 2012 bis 2022 begangene Straftaten zur Last gelegt.

Overview

  • The Soyapango court began a single case against 486 alleged MS-13 members over 47,000 crimes, with most defendants watching by prison video link.
  • Prosecutors say they have abundant evidence and will seek the maximum penalty for each count.
  • Of the accused, 413 are held in the high-security Tecoluca facility and 73 are being tried in absentia.
  • Human rights groups say mass trials curb fair-hearing rights, citing long pretrial detention, reports of torture, limits on legal counsel, and hundreds of unexplained prison deaths.
  • The case sits inside a state of emergency begun in 2022 that enabled more than 90,000 arrests and a 2025 mass conviction of 52 Barrio 18 members with terms up to 245 years.