US accuses El Salvador of secretly negotiating truce with gang leaders
by Associated Press in Mexico City from World news | The Guardian on (#5STQZ)
In 2020, Nayib Bukele's administration provided financial incentives' to MS-13 and the Barrio 18 street gangs, US treasury says
The US has accused the government of El Salvador president Nayib Bukele of secretly negotiating a truce with leaders of the country's feared MS-13 and Barrio 18 street gangs.
The explosive accusation on Wednesday cuts to the heart of one of Bukele's most highly touted successes in office: a plunge in the country's murder rate.
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