Attorney general’s office also says 10 people received prison terms from 463 to 958 years amid crackdown on gangs under state of emergency
El Salvador has announced prison sentences for hundreds of gang members, with some of the convicted receiving terms of hundreds of years.
The attorney general’s office posted on X that 248 members of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) street gang had received “exemplary sentences” for 43 homicides and 42 disappearances, among other crimes.
It did not specify the date of the sentencings or whether the accused had been tried en masse.
One individual was sentenced to 1,335 years in prison, while 10 others received prison terms ranging from 463 to 958 years, the post on Sunday said.
