- A huge mass trial just ended in El Salvador: 485 alleged MS-13 members faced prosecutors seeking maximum sentences for thousands of crimes, including hundreds of killings.
- The case unfolds under a controversial state of emergency (since March 2022) that has seen over 92,000 detentions and strong public support for President Bukele despite human-rights complaints.
- Defendants appeared virtually from the new high-security CECOT prison as prosecutors played alleged gang recordings and sought life terms and millions in damages.
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