El Salvador court tries over 400 alleged gang leaders for 47,000 crimes
SAN SALVADOR, April 21 - A Salvadoran court on Tuesday began the mass trial of over 400 alleged leaders of the Mara Salvatrucha criminal gang, commonly known as MS-13, in a case involving more than 47,000 crimes prosecutors say were committed between 2012 and 2022.
Mass trial for MS-13 in El Salvador
- El Salvador holds mass trial for 486 MS-13 gang members RTE —
- El Salvador holds mass trial for 486 alleged gang members RTE —
- Nearly 500 alleged MS-13 members in El Salvador face a sweeping mass trial ABC News —
- Mass trial for 486 alleged gang members begins in El Salvador BBC News —
- Nearly 500 accused gangsters face collective trial in El Salvador AP News —