Nearly 500 alleged MS-13 members are on trial
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Nearly 500 alleged MS-13 members are on trial

April 22, 2026
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Prosecutors in El Salvador opened a massive, joint trial of nearly 500 alleged members of the MS-13 gang on charges that include homicide, extortion and arms trafficking. The trial, which opened Monday in San Salvador, is the latest in a practice that has been criticized by human rights groups as an infringement on the right of the accused to defend themselves.

Nearly 500 alleged MS-13 members are on trial

Such trials form part of President Nayib Bukele's iron-fist approach against criminal groups in El Salvador, which has been under a stat

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