El Salvador police pressure to meet arrest quotas (April 13, 2022)
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A police union in El Salvador says some National Civilian Police commanders have been pressuring officers to meet daily arrest quotas as part of the government’s crackdown on street gangs, reports the Associated Press. More than 10,000 people have been arrested since the government instituted a state of emergency that suspends civil liberties after a sudden spike in gang homicides, according to statistics Tweeted yesterday by President Nayib Bukele.
El Salvador police pressure to meet arrest quotas (April 13, 2022)
El Salvador police pressure to meet arrest…
El Salvador police pressure to meet arrest quotas (April 13, 2022)
A police union in El Salvador says some National Civilian Police commanders have been pressuring officers to meet daily arrest quotas as part of the government’s crackdown on street gangs, reports the Associated Press. More than 10,000 people have been arrested since the government instituted a state of emergency that suspends civil liberties after a sudden spike in gang homicides, according to statistics Tweeted yesterday by President Nayib Bukele.