El Salvador conducts historic mass trial of hundreds of MS-13 suspects
Nearly 490 alleged MS-13 members went on trial in a mass proceeding in El Salvador for about 47,000 crimes (including 29,000 homicides) committed between 2012 and 2022, as President Nayib Bukele’s crackdown expands; rights groups warn the process risks due‑process violations and broad, video-linked sentences.