Justice Minister Lucmane Delile denounced the gangs and ordered the national police to pursue them; within hours, Moïse fired him. ADAD“We prioritize dialogue, even in our fight with bandits and gangs,” Moïse said in March. Critics say Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele is violating civil liberties with mass arrests of quarantine violators and gang members. Gang members began rolling into anti-government hotbeds in sophisticated armored vehicles with automatic weapons and tear gas. In Haiti, family members of gang victims often avoid reporting deaths, for fear of reprisal.

Source: Washington Post August 14, 2020 19:01 UTC