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El Salvador holds mass trial for 486 alleged gang members

A Salvadoran court on Tuesday began a collective trial of 486 alleged gang members, one of the biggest mass trials under President Nayib Bukele’s crackdown on gang violence through controversial emergency powers Grouped from 4 articles across 4 sources.

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NBC NewsApr 22, 2026, 8:37 AM

El Salvador holds mass trial for 486 alleged gang members

A Salvadoran court on Tuesday began a collective trial of 486 alleged gang members, one of the biggest mass trials under President Nayib Bukele’s crackdown on gang violence through controversial emergency powers

The Straits TimesApr 21, 2026, 7:55 PM

El Salvador holds mass trial for 486 alleged gang members

SAN SALVADOR, April 21 - A Salvadoran court on Tuesday began a collective trial of 486 alleged gang members, one of the biggest mass trials under President Nayib Bukele's crackdown on gang violence through controversial emergency powers.

The GuardianApr 22, 2026, 5:34 AM

El Salvador holds mass trial for 486 alleged members of notorious MS-13 gang

Human rights groups have warned that the collective prosecutions violate due process and block defendants from accessing legal counsel A Salvadoran court on Tuesday began a collective trial of 486 alleged gang members, in one of the biggest mass trials under president Nayib Bukele’s crackdown on gang violence through controversial emergency powers. Prosecutors say the charges against alleged members of the Mara Salvatrucha gang, or MS-13, span more than 47,000 crimes committed between 2012 and 2022, including a weekend that was El Salvador’s bloodiest since its civil war. Continue reading...

BBC NewsApr 21, 2026, 5:45 PM

Mass trial for 486 alleged gang members begins in El Salvador

Footage released by the attorney general's office shows large groups of men in prison attending the trial via video link.

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