El Salvador's facade of democracy crumbles as president purges his political opponents
El Salvador is in crisis after President Nayib Bukele on May 1 fired five Salvadoran supreme court justices and the attorney general.
The court and attorney general’s office were among the only checks on presidential power remaining since Bukele’s Nuevas Ideas party won a supermajority in Congress in March 2021, with more than 65% of votes. During the pandemic, the Salvadoran judiciary repeatedly ruled that the president’s uses of emergency powers were unconstitutional; Bukele defied the courts and ultimately dismissed the justices and the attorney general.
Salvadoran lawmakers supported Bukele’s purge of his perceived opponents. And recent polls show more than 90% of Salvadorans still support the president.
But the move drew sharp criticism from other countries.
Read more: https://theconversation.com/el-salvadors-facade-of-democracy-crumbles-as-president-purges-his-political-opponents-161781
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crowding in prisons? That is undoubtedly only the tip of the iceberg.
Bukele
Why on earth would there NOT be a prison riot? It would seem circumstances would drive
anyone insane.
That would only pleasure the fascist right-wingers, knowing how much they have suffered.
