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registered which seemed to be gang related, and the homicide rate continued to steadily increase throughout May and June 2013. In the first three days of July 2013, 56 homicides were registered. In the first six days of August 2013, 69 homicides were registered, with 29 of them being linked to gang violence; by late August, 208 homicides were registered in the month, a 45 percent increase from August 2012. A total of 176 homicides were registered in the first 17 days of November 2013, compared to only 91 homicides recorded in the same period in November 2012. According to the Institute of Forensic Medicine (IML), the Salvadoran government forensic institute, a total of 2,492 homicides were registered in 2013, a 4 percent decrease from 2012 for an average of 7.1 homicides per day. By the end of the truce in May 2014, the country was experiencing an average of 14 homicides per day. El Salvador recorded 3,912 homicides in 2014.
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logic or rational reason for this playing into the hands of the political discussion: 'more police, less crime, eliminating the scourge and the more we kill, the better,' that unfortunately is more popular than building community centers and community policing and focused deterrence as a strategy". Mijango stood trial in August 2017 in the so-called "Truce Trial" but was acquitted as the court ruled that he was "merely following orders". He was acquitted for a second time in May 2019 after prosecutors appealed the case. He was, however, sentenced to 13 years imprisonment in 2018 for conspiring with gang members to extort a food production and distribution company. Mijango died on 28 August 2023 while imprisoned.
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crimes". Following a series of protests against his arrest, Rodríguez was granted "conditional liberty" on 4 August while his legal proceedings continued, but a judge ordered him to return to prison on 6 August. Martínez stated that he would "reveal the truth" of the truce and believed that Rodríguez's arrest would "mark the beginning of revelations of illegality in the truce process". Rodríguez was convicted on 4 September 2014 for bringing cell phones and SIM cards to prisoners and for asking prison authorities to lower the strength of prison phone signal jammers. He was sentenced to serve 30 months in prison, but was released the same day and deported to
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Anílber Rodríguez, the inspector general of the prison system; and Juan Roberto Castillo, a deputy inspector with the National Civil Police. Colindres and Munguía presented testimony against the defendants, with Munguía testifying that "the truce between gangs was a state policy". Carlos Eduardo Burgos Nuila, a former member of Barrio 18, also testified against the defendants. All 18 defendants were acquitted on 29 August 2017. Salazar stated that the attorney general failed to prove that the defendants acted deliberately, and stated that they were "following their duties as state officials" and "
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internal problems inside these gangs". Nevertheless, he claimed that the decrease in violence was a result of improved police operations and better government security strategy. In mid-April 2012, the government announced a plan to allow tens of thousands of imprisoned gang members to find employment opportunities after being released; the plan was expected to cost around US$ 20 million. Despite the announcement, the government stated that it was difficult to find companies who were willing to participate.
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given the increase in homicides in the past months". On 26 May 2014, four days before the end of his term as president, Funes stated that Barrio 18 had "decided to break the truce". Funes admitted that "the truce has failed, not only because of the decision of those who agreed to it; it is because a state of opinion contrary to it was created; with this, I am not saying that the truce was necessary or the only option". The country at this time averaged 14 homicides per day.
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themselves from Colindres, stating that "the truce has not produced any benefits for the honorable and hard-working population". Additionally, many lower ranking Church officials also opposed the truce. According to Colindres himself, he participated in the truce's negotiation without consulting the conference and that he was motivated by the Church's humanitarian imperative. Munguía and Mijango believed that Colindres' participation would help legitimize the truce.
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12.6 homicides per day, the country effectively returned to its pre-truce homicide rate. By 24 July 2014, the country recorded 2,098 homicides throughout the year; Mauricio Ramírez Landaverde, the director of the National Civil Police, stated that gang members were responsible for the majority of the homicides, but were also the majority of homicide victims. The country recorded 3,912 homicides in 2014, an average of 10.8 homicides per day.
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obstacles" to the truce being effective. He believed that the country's political climate was not enough to break the truce; he added, "I told that it's necessary to wait until after the elections, so that , where everyone is so frenzied, passes". He asked the gangs to "stay out of politics"; "we have an agreement that no one in the gangs is even going to wear a party shirt nor form any part of the party structures".
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Prohibition Act, the end of police operations in gang-controlled territory, the repeal of a law which provided benefits to individuals in exchange for information about others with criminal connections, and general improvements in the prisoners' quality of life. In November 2012, Mijango and Colindres called upon the Legislative Assembly to repeal the Gang Prohibition Act to further distance the country from the old
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days later, El Salvador reported a day without a murder. In April 2015, spokespeople for MS-13, Barrio 18, Mao Mao, and Mirada Locos 13 announced that they would " instructions for our units to stand down" and work towards "satisfactorily responding to what society hopes of us: less murders, less extortion; and definitely: less violence". They described it as a "gesture of goodwill" and "a gift to
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number of bodies found in shallow graves, with all 20 discovered bodies having been killed in 2012 or 2013. By August 2013, the country registered 949 disappearances; 49 percent were later found alive, 6 percent were later found to have been killed, and the remainder were still missing. A total of 97 bodies were recovered from shallow graves between August 2012 and August 2013.
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con alquién para delinquir. Con quién? La FGR no lo dice. Y para incumplir mis deberes debí haber faltado a mis responsabilidades como Presidente. Qué obligaciones dejé de cumplir en el caso tregua? Estos fiscales deben regresar a la Universidad y el Fiscal General debe dejar de seguir la agenda de la Embajada USA y de la derecha oligárquica. Cada día se desprestigia más.
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groups". He also stated that any concessions from the government would be "within the scope of the law", such as allowing gang members to be visited by their children and increasing the allowed time for visitations. He added, however, that the government was ready to return to stricter anti-gang measures if the negotiations collapsed.
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the government removed soldiers from the designated peace zones, the truce again began to break down in February 2013 following an increase in homicides; the truce continued to fall apart throughout 2013 as homicides continued to rise. In May 2014, as the homicide rate reached 14 per day, Funes stated that "the truce has failed".
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gangs' support for the election. He stated that the gangs constitute "an elector that can define the result ", and referenced the 60,000 gang members that can be mobilized to vote and sway the election. He described Quijano as a hypocrite for allegedly meeting with the gangs while publicly voicing his opposition to the truce.
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who only dedicate themselves to stealing, extorting, and murder". In June 2013, he accused Munguía of suspending fourteen anti-gang operations in San Salvador and leaking information to gang members in October 2012 to help them avoid arrest. He has also referred to the peace zones as "pandillalandia" (literally "gang land").
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perks to gang leaders, stating "the only thing the government did was monitor this agreement through the mediators". He also questioned the validity of the allegations, claiming that as the allegations came from gang members, they were only seeking to shorten their sentences in exchange for making allegations against Funes.
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they had negotiated with the gangs and that any truce existed; as the truce resulted in a decrease in crime, the government began to acknowledge its existence, but continued to attribute the decrease in crime to its security policies. The government formally recognized its role in negotiating the truce in September 2012.
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After his arrest Mijango stated, "there was a peace process it pains me that those who are being judged are people who only wanted to contribute to a solution to a problem that is the most serious in the country". Blackwell criticized the arrests being made, stating, "it's all political, there is no
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In February 2016, the office of the Attorney General leaked recordings from gang members who alleged that Funes' government gave money, conjugal visits, and transfers to lower-security prisons to gang leaders in exchange for their participation in the truce. Funes denied that his government ever gave
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Despite the decrease in homicides, extortions increased during the first month of the truce. According to gang member Ludwing Alexander Rivera, extortion would continue until the gangs and their families could make up for the lost revenue from ending the practice. By July 2012, gang-related extortion
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in August 2013, 47 percent of respondents believed the truce benefited the gangs, 16 percent believed it benefited the public, and 13 percent believed it benefited the government. The poll also found that 68.1 percent of respondents believed the truce had "political ends" and 50 percent believed that
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On 6 March 2013, Spanish priest Antonio Rodríguez claimed that one of his colleagues, Édgar Giovanni Morales, was assassinated by members of Barrio 18. Rodríguez claimed that Morales was assassinated in retaliation for Rodríguez's opposition to the gang truce, and claimed that the truce benefited the
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Although fractures in the truce began to manifest in July and August 2012, in November 2012 an effort to establish "peace zones" in Salvadoran municipalities helped restore the truce and reaffirm the gangs' commitments to reduce their criminal activities. Although the gang surrendered its weapons and
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On 17 January 2015, the gang leaders which were moved out of the Zacatecoluca maximum-security prison at the beginning of the truce were returned to Zacatecoluca. That same day, MS-13 and Barrio 18 announced that they had agreed to a new truce without asking for concessions from the government. Five
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In August 2014, the leaders of five gangs—Mara Salvatrucha, 18th Street gang, Mao Mao, Maquina, and Miranda Locos 13—offered to relaunch the truce, promising to avoid "civilian attacks". The gangs described their offer as a "second chance for the country to achieve peace", but Sánchez Cerén rejected
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by the Nicaraguan government, which said the reason for granting him asylum was a result of Funes "fighting in favor of democracy, peace, justice and human rights". Funes denied all the allegations against him, stating, "asylum only seeks to guarantee protection from persecution I have not given up
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criticized the truce, and claimed that his party was never the reason that the truce was formed. Funes continued to defend the truce and expressed his support for it. Perdomo stated that the government would continue supporting the truce, but questioned its effectiveness claiming that it allowed the
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Despite Colindres' role in forming the truce, three of the Church's top leaders informed the government that they did not want anything to do with the truce. The country's Catholic Conference of Bishops issued a statement on 12 May 2013 questioning the effectiveness of the truce, seeking to distance
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Four members of Barrio 18 were killed in Ilopango, the first peace zone, on 6 September 2013. In late September 2013, gang leaders issued a joint statement announcing their desire to continue the truce despite September being the fourth consecutive month of increasing homicides. They described their
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on 1 February resulting in four deaths, and in mid-February, three homicides occurred in Ilopango despite the city being a peace zone. Munguía described the shootout in San Miguel as "a chain of revenge" and denied that the homicides in Ilopango undermined the truce, stating that they were committed
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The Salvadoran government denied negotiating a deal with the gangs to decrease homicide rates in exchange for better prison conditions. In a press conference, Funes denied that the government ever held negotiations with the gangs, stating "the government did not sit down to negotiate with gangs". He
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The truce received criticism from journalists, religious figures, and politicians, who claimed that the truce gave the gangs political legitimacy, that it failed to produce any benefits for the population, and that it failed to solve the overall problem of gang violence in the country. Additionally,
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On 3 May 2016, Attorney General Douglas Meléndez began ordering the arrests of law enforcement officials who were responsible for helping carry out the truce. That month, Mijango and 20 law enforcement officials were arrested and charged with illicit association with gang members. He stated that he
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charges unrelated to the truce. On 21 March 2019, all 15 magistrates of the Supreme Court approved a request from the attorney general to request Funes' extradition to El Salvador to stand trial for embezzlement charges unrelated to the truce. On 26 July 2020, Attorney General Raúl Melara announced
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According to the Institute of Forensic Medicine (IML), a total of 1,857 homicides were recorded in the first six months of 2014, a 77 percent increase from the same period in 2013 for an average of 10.3 homicides per day. In June 2014 alone, 378 homicides were recorded; with June's daily average of
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things are. We, the authorities, do not get involved in this; we restrict ourselves to enforcing the law and stopping violence". Perdomo also believed that the gangs planned to increase homicides in December 2012, which the gangs denied as they accused the government of wanting to return to the old
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On 21 November 2013, Perdomo stated that the truce was "all but dead" and that the gangs "are at war, in a process of vengeance and territorial control". He began to distance the government from the truce, stating "I have never mentioned a truce. decide the details of the truce, only they know how
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which stated that his appointment to the position as a former military general was unconstitutional. Mijango criticized the ruling, claiming that it was "influenced by enemies of the peace process", while gang members lamented his removal, stating that it "puts the security of Salvadorans at risk".
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On 23 July 2020, Munguía was arrested for his role in organizing the truce. He was charged with illicit association with gangs, abuse of authority, and non-compliance. Munguía's lawyer argued that "there had not been sufficient evidence to make the arrest". After his arrest, Munguía stated that he
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Los fiscales dejan mucho que desear. Hoy resulta que me acusan de los delitos de negociaciones ilícitas y de incumplimiento de deberes por haber sido "facilitador" de la tregua. Entonces con quién negocié y qué dejé de hacer? Para que haya una asociación o negociación ilícita debí haberme asociado
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Although the number of homicides recorded decreased during the truce, the number of missing persons increased. In the first two months of 2012, 99 people were reported missing, while in the same period in 2013, 150 were reported missing. Meanwhile, the police reported an 81 percent increase in the
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In September 2013, gang leaders announced they would vote in the 2014 election and that they encouraged other gang members to do the same. In October 2013, Mijango claimed that both Quijano and representatives from the FMLN had met with leaders of both MS-13 and Barrio 18 in an effort to rally the
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On 8 May 2013, Attorney General Luis Martínez criticized the truce as "hypocritical". He stated that "this false truce does not really exist, because every day it is demonstrated that there continue to be victims in our country, of working people, of fighting people, not of these lazy gang members
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Mauricio Ramírez, the sub-director of the PNC, stated that some arrested gang members have argued that they should not be arrested because they were participating in the truce. Despite the gangs' opposition to the Gang Prohibition Act, Salvadoran prosecutors revealed in May 2013 that they had been
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who were connected to the assassinations of three police officers three months prior. In August 2012, Munguía stated that the police were arresting an average of 250 people per day, but announced that the police would begin reducing the number of arrests. He denied the reduction was in response to
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also denied the allegations, saying "I want the following statement to be loud and clear the government of the republic is not at any time negotiating with any gang". He said that the prisoners were moved because of the Church's appeals on humanitarian grounds, that they were attempting to escape
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in early March 2012, after 30 gang leaders were transferred from a maximum-security prison to a lower-security prison, and confirmed after representatives from the gangs and the Catholic Church admitted that they negotiated a truce with the government. However, the government initially denied that
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known as the "Truce Trial" was held for eighteen of the truce's organizers, who were charged with criminal conspiracy and smuggling prohibited items into prisons. The trial's presiding judge was Godofredo Salazar. Among those on trial were Mijango; Nelson Rauda, the director of the prison system;
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The prosecutors leave a lot to be desired. Today, it turns out that they accuse me of the crimes of illegal negotiations and breach of duty for having been a "facilitator" of the truce. So who did I negotiate with and what did I stop doing? For there to be an illicit association or negotiation, I
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In the first 21 days of March 2012, a total of 186 homicides were recorded (or 5 homicides per day), a decrease from 402 in February 2012 and 411 in January 2012 (or 14 homicides per day). Although the number of homicides significantly decreased in March 2012, the gangs were still responsible for
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writer José Luis Sanz criticized the truce as violating the Anti-Gang Law, as any negotiations or dealings with gangs violates the law. He also added that 22 mayors across the country have contracted gang members to carry out public works projects, such as resurfacing paved roads, which he argued
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where the gangs should aim to eliminate all criminal activities. Gang members would be required to surrender their weapons and make peace with rival gang members, while the police would end night-time operations and the government would implement programs to support gang members by providing them
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We have considered making a second gesture of good faith, which consists of declaring all scholarly centers of the country, public and private, as zones of peace; that is to say, they are no longer to be considered disputed territories, which will permit the students and teachers to carry on with
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in comparison to its neighboring countries. In the 1960s and 1970s, the rate was 30 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants; from 1994 to 1997, the rate was 80 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants. Other crimes committed by the gangs included making threats, robbery, motor-vehicle theft, arms trafficking,
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The truce resulted in an overall decrease in homicides. The government recorded 2,576 homicides in 2012, a 41 percent decrease from the 4,371 homicides recorded in 2011; in 2013, the government recorded 2,492 homicides, a slight decrease from 2012. With the truce's collapse in mid-2014, homicides
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ordered Funes to stand trial for his role in organizing the truce. He stated that Funes allegedly "granted benefits to gang members who were in prison" and engaged in illicit association with the gangs. Prior to Delgado's order, Funes tweeted that any legal proceedings carried out in his absence
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From January 2013 to April 2013, the government recorded 694 homicides, a 45 percent decrease from the 1,224 homicides recorded in the same period in 2012. The figures did not include the number of people recorded missing. In the first eight days of May 2013, however, a spike of 65 homicides was
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On 3 March 2014, with 484 homicides being recorded between 1 January and 1 March 2014 (or 8 homicides per day), and with 60 to 70 percent of them being committed by gang members, Rigoberto Pleités, the director of the National Civil Police, announced that "the truce technically no longer exists,
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Following a spike of homicides in early May 2013, Munguía claimed that the homicides did not represent a trend. Despite comments and statements from the Church and politicians claiming that the truce has failed, Funes reiterated that "the truce has not failed" and stated that US$ 18 million
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According to Miguel Fortin, the director of the Institute of Forensic Medicine (IML), the truce began to fracture in August 2012 as homicide rates began to steadily increase, with 58 homicides being recorded in the first week of the month. On 20 August 2012, two leaders of MS-13 were killed in
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passed the Gang Prohibition Act in response to an increase in gang violence. The law doubled the maximum prison sentence for minors, allowed authorities to freeze bank accounts and seize assets of gang members, and made gang membership illegal. In February 2012, Funes implemented new anti-gang
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On 29 July 2014, Rodríguez was arrested and charged with bringing illegal objects into the country's prisons, including drugs, money, and cell phones; illicit association with gangs; and influencing trafficking. As a result of his actions, he allegedly "helped gang members continue committing
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After the truce's first month, Munguía acknowledged that it existed, saying "I think that this pact between gangs still has not yet been totally fulfilled, and I think it will be difficult to fulfill to perfection there are also other gangs who haven't agreed to the pact, and there are still
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In April 2012, the Church announced that it was continuing further negotiations with the gangs to reduce extortion. Munguía stated that the government was willing to facilitate the negotiations but not participate in them, saying that "the government cannot sit down to negotiate with criminal
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announced that they might consider implementing similar agreements with gangs in their countries to reduce crime, seeing the results of the truce in El Salvador. Héctor Mauricio López, the minister of the interior of Guatemala, stated that the truce was "very innovative" and "worthy of being
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In February 2015, as crime began to "skyrocket" in El Salvador, Ricardo Salvador Martínez, the director of police internal affairs, stated that "we're at war" with the gangs. March 2015 marked the deadliest month in El Salvador since the end of the civil war in 1992 with 481 homicides being
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Mijango dismissed Quijano's comments, claiming that they were only for show for his presidential campaign, adding that "it would be stupid to end the possibility that this process keeps advancing". He also stated that while Funes' government was supporting the truce, it was also "creat more
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In September 2012, the Salvadoran government formally acknowledged its role in organizing the truce, stating that the Ministry of Public Security directly negotiated with the gangs under the oversight of Funes. According to Mijango, some of the gangs' demands included the repeal of the Gang
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suggested that the Salvadoran government had been secretly negotiating with MS-13 and Barrio 18 in an effort to reduce the country's homicide rate. The following day, 12 March, was reportedly "the least violent day the country has seen in three years" when only two people were killed.
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did, however, state that the government supported the agreement between the gangs and the Church. He added that the transfer of prisoners was "not illegal" and that those being transferred did not receive "preferential treatment" at their new prison. Minister of Public Security
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their educational activities with all normality, and the families of the students will be liberated of all worry when they send their children to school... We also declare that henceforth, all involuntary recruitment of adults and children into our ranks will cease.
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that the gangs also used the truce to strengthen their connections with international drug traffickers. An analysis of around 500 weapons surrendered by the gangs revealed the majority of them to be non-functional, raising concerns over the validity of the truce.
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gangs while they continued to participate in criminal activities. He later changed his position and supported the truce. According to Mijango, who met Rodríguez shortly after he made his claim, Rodríguez changed his view in part due to fear after Morales' death.
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from the prisons, and that they had already served their required ten-year sentence in a maximum-security prison. Police officials denied the allegations of a truce, claiming that the reduce in homicides were a result of "improved coordination and intelligence".
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newspaper that the gangs were preparing to end the truce and that they were using it stockpile weapons, acquire vehicles, and diversify their means of obtaining revenue. Additionally, Ricardo Perdomo, who succeeded Munguía as minister of public security, told
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when the gangs formally announced that they were committed to ending gang-related violence. Lobo Sosa stated he was willing to support the truce, but Emiliani believed that the truce would not result in a decrease in violence as seen in El Salvador.
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committed. This mark was later surpassed with 622 homicides in May 2015, then 677 homicides in June 2015, and 907 homicides in August 2015. On 25 August 2015, the Supreme Court declared that both MS-13 and Barrio 18 were officially designated as
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reportedly began to decrease, but anonymous extortion was increasing. According to some gang members, they were ordered to not murder or extort people in their territories as to not raise attention but that they were free to do so elsewhere.
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desire to continue the truce as "unbreakable". In November 2013, eight mayors of the country's peace zones stated that the truce was failing, while Mijango stated that the gangs were the only ones putting effort into maintaining the truce.
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using the law to convict 180 gang members during ten of the thirteen months in which the truce was present, following a freedom of information request by the Salvadoran Foundation for Economic and Social Development (FUSADES).
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announced that the military would withdraw its forces from the peace zones after confirming that MS-13 and Barrio 18 were surrendering their weapons and ceasing criminal activities. By May 2013, the country had 19 peace zones.
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In early May 2012, the gangs agreed to extend the truce to school zones and said that they would end the forced recruitment of members. The announcement, presented by Víctor Antonio García Cerón, a leader of Barrio 18, at the
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would be invested in creating programs in the country's peace zones to continue to offer support and opportunities to gang members. Munguía was ousted as minister of public security on 17 May 2013 following a ruling from the
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alleged that the spike in homicides occurred as a result of a breakdown in negotiations between the government and the gangs following the arrest of a high-ranking member of MS-13 in mid-March 2022. As of 12 April 2023, the
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helped mediate a truce between MS-13 and Barrio 18 to end "deadly attacks". He stated that the government had not given the gangs any concessions and that the gangs contacted him to mediate in the truce's negotiations.
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studied". Pompeyo Bonilla, the minister of security of Honduras, stated that the truce was "a lesson which deserves to be replicated, to attempt it in my country, where we regrettably have the highest homicide rate".
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to prevent gang members from being in the streets at night. The policies resulted in an increase of homicides, however, and the government blamed the increase on "backlash" from the gangs against the policies.
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Homicides once again began to increase in February 2013, rising from 5.3 homicides per day at the end of 2012 to 6.6 homicides per day in mid-February 2013. A shootout between rival gang members occurred in
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In March 2013, Salvadoran authorities admitted that the truce was not working in some parts of the country, and that the gangs were unable to enforce some cliques of members to abide by it, especially in
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with supposed police connections which targeted and killed gang members. Due to the sharp rise in homicides in 2015, El Salvador was frequently referred to as the "world's deadliest peacetime country".
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the gangs' appeal, stating that he was developing his own strategy to reduce crime. In November 2014, Martínez stated that the government would not enter any talks with the gangs for another truce.
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would seek to impeach Perdomo and have the Legislative Assembly remove Munguía's immunity from prosecution, as he had since been appointed as the country's minister of defense by Sánchez Cerén.
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From 25 to 27 March 2022, a spike in homicides in El Salvador left 87 people dead. The government attributed the spike to gang activity, and on 27 March, the Legislative Assembly declared a
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Colindres had not been arrested or charged for his role in negotiating the truce. He presented testimony against both Funes and Munguía during their criminal trial in May 2023.
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criticized the truce. He claimed that it "did not solve the problem" of violence and that it only served to legitimize the gangs through the government's cooperation with them.
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work. Some gang leaders accepted the proposal and even proposed ten municipalities where the peace should be established. The peace zones would affect around 900,000 people.
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should have associated with whom to commit a crime. With who? The Attorney General does not say. And to fail in my duties, I should have failed in my responsibilities as
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returned to pre-truce levels and the country recorded 3,912 homicides in 2014. The year after the truce ended, 2015, saw 6,657 homicides, the most since 1983 during the
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had entered secret negotiations with MS-13 and Barrio 18 to reduce the country's homicide rate, similar to the allegations they presented against Funes in March 2012.
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and extortions in exchange for improved prison conditions and certain visitation privileges. The truce's principal negotiators were Minister of Public Security
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patrols of gang-controlled areas, random searches of suspected gang members, and the ability to arrest individuals on appearance alone. As a result of both
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On 22 November 2012, Mijango and Colindres announced that the next phase of the truce would be the implementation of so-called "peace zones", special
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that he would issue an arrest warrant for Funes for his role in forming the truce. In response to Melara's announcement, Funes said on Twitter:
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Borgh, Chris van der (January–June 2019). "Government Responses to Gang Power: From Truce to War on Gangs in El Salvador".
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alleged that Bukele was secretly negotiating with gangs to lower the homicide rate, allegations which Bukele again denied.
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maximum-security prison to lower-security prisons with "more relaxed rules on visitors". On 11 March, the online newspaper
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as a part of a "mega-operation" intended to capture 200 gang members. Additionally, three gang leaders were arrested in
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alleged that the government promised to repeal laws and relax security in prisons in exchange for the gangs supporting
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The following graph visualizes the number of homicides recorded in the three calendar years the truce was in force.
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European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies / Revista Europea de Estudios Latinoamericanos y del Caribe
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gangs to strengthen their connections with international drug traffickers. Meanwhile, ARENA presidential candidate
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to bring them to power. Bukele denied the allegations, tweeting, "they accuse us of violating the terrorists'
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On 12 June 2018, Attorney General Jorge Cortéz requested Funes' extradition to El Salvador to stand trial for
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Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean Subnational Structures, Institutions, and Clientelistic Networks
5172:[Munguía Payés Says its "a Political Condemnation" After He was Declared Liable in the Truce Case]. 1401: 6902: 6897: 6892: 4390: 5918:[El Salvador Reports 192 New Captures and Increases to 67,203 Detains in the State of Exception]. 4553: 2487: 332:(FMLN) secretly negotiated with the gangs prior to the election to persuade them to vote in the election. 6793: 6750: 6730: 6603: 6578: 6563: 6558: 6369: 4589: 3089: 3061: 1114: 1079: 916: 696:
Soyapango by lower-ranking members, supposedly due to the two leaders attempting to undermine the truce.
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under the condition that he does not communicate with gangs and does not visit the country's prisons.
6720: 6674: 5916:"El Salvador Reporta 192 Nuevas Capturas e Incrementa a 67,203 los Detenidos en Régimen de Excepción" 5104:"Caso Tregua Entre Pandillas | "Supe de Este Proceso Hace Tres Años y No Escapé", Dice Munguía Payés" 233: 124: 5236:[Bishop Colindres and 24 Other Witnesses Will Testify in the Truce Trial Starting Tuesday]. 1026: 998: 854: 488: 470: 442: 6745: 6735: 6689: 6613: 6568: 6480: 6422: 5862: 3262: 1182: 1170: 727: 644: 605: 273: 191: 5953: 5234:"El Obispo Colindres y Otros 24 Testigos Declararán en el Juicio de la Tregua a Partir del Martes" 758: 6765: 6715: 6541: 4800:[Attorney General Solicits 16 Years Imprisonment for Ex-President Funes for 2012 Truce]. 749: 134: 3563:
Farah, Douglas; Babineau, Kathryn (2017). "The Evolution of MS 13 in El Salvador and Honduras".
6847: 6780: 6684: 6639: 6627: 6404: 6294: 5920: 5238: 5174: 5141: 5034: 3693:[El Salvador Registers Nearly 1,800 Less Homicides than in 2011, According to Police]. 3627: 731: 27: 5554: 5301: 3700: 6808: 6669: 5519: 5170:"Munguía Payés dice es "un Condenado Político" Tras ser Declarado Culpable en el Caso Tregua" 4423: 408:(ARENA), over 50 percent of homicides in the country were committed by gang members, and the 3026:[The President of El Salvador Recognizes the Collapse of the Truce with the Gangs]. 6863: 6823: 6813: 6725: 6654: 6470: 4629: 373: 369: 337: 6299: 5795:[Nayib Bukele Denies Alleged Pact with Gangs to Reduce Homicides in El Salvador]. 5665: 5108: 4869:"Ex-El Salvador President Mauricio Funes Sentenced to 14 Years for Negotiating with Gangs" 4687: 4625: 784: 774:
Funes stated that, although he opposed the court's ruling, he would respect the decision.
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Shortly after the truce was announced, Elyssa Pachico and Steven Dudley, two writers for
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Piché, Gaëlle Rivard (14 September 2017). Hilgers, Tina; Macdonald, Laura (eds.).
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policies, but Funes stated that he would oppose any effort to repeal the law.
6886: 6278: 6244: 6217: 6143: 6071: 6002: 5958: 5887: 5764: 5731: 5698: 5632: 5487: 5454: 5409:"Spanish Priest Known for Rehabbing Gang Members Jailed Again in El Salvador" 5380: 5347: 4965: 4837: 4594: 4554:"El Salvador's Top Court Approves Extradition Request for Ex-President Funes" 4461: 4321: 4222: 4189: 4156: 4123: 4090: 4057: 4024: 3991: 3958: 3925: 3855: 3822: 3786: 3753: 3720: 3691:"El Salvador Registra Casi 1,800 Homicidios Menos que en 2011, Según Policía" 3663: 3536: 3503: 3470: 3437: 3401: 3295: 3229: 3196: 3160: 3127: 3094: 2961: 2928: 2892: 2859: 2823: 2790: 2754: 2721: 2685: 2625: 2600: 2567: 2525: 2492: 2459: 2426: 2393: 2351: 2318: 2254: 2221: 2188: 2155: 2122: 2089: 2056: 2023: 1987: 1951: 1915: 1882: 1849: 1845:"Govt-'Facilitated' Gang Truce in Salvador Sets Dangerous Regional Precedent" 1813: 1780: 1744: 1711: 1678: 1642: 1532: 1494: 1406: 1402:"El Salvador's Prosecutions of Officials Who Negotiated With Gangs Explained" 1334:
and authorized the mass arrests of gang members in the country. In May 2022,
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On 9 March 2012, 30 gang leaders of MS-13 and Barrio 18 were moved from the
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Katz, Charles M.; Hedberg, E.C.; Amayac, Luis Enrique (1 September 2016).
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The peace zone project formally began on 22 January 2013 in the city of
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Hume, Mo (November 2016). "Mano Dura: El Salvador Responds to Gangs".
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Muggah, Robert; Carpenter, Ami; McDougal, Topher (5 December 2013).
5205:[The Problem of Not Linking Father Colindres to the Truce]. 3366:[Attorney General: "Gang Truce is False and Hypocritical"]. 3625:[Norman Quijano to Face Trial for Negotiating with Gangs]. 1059: 723: 4284:"Violent Deaths in El Salvador Spiked 70% in 2015, Figures Reveal" 3499:"El Salvador Meetings Raise Question about Gangs' Political Might" 3433:"El Salvador Politicians Demand Investigation into Truce Mediator" 2621:"El Salvador Prosecutors Reveal Use of Anti-Gang Law During Truce" 2596:"El Salvador Gang Members Use Peace Truce to Avoid Arrest: Police" 5067: 4637: 4558: 4317:"Has Gang Violence in El Salvador Sparked a Death Squad Revival?" 3397:"Ex-Minister Accused of Interfering in El Salvador Anti-Gang Ops" 2750:"El Salvador Gangs Using Truce to Strengthen Drug Ties: Official" 2314:"El Salvador 'Peace Zone' Launched in Second Phase of Gang Truce" 2118:"Rise in Murders Could Indicate Cracks in El Salvador Gang Truce" 899: 734:
became peace zones soon after. Additionally, Minister of Defense
46: 5883:"New Revelations Herald Grim Future for El Salvador's Security" 5524: 5139:[Funes and Munguía Payés are Condemned for the Truce]. 4653:"Mauricio Funes Rebelde y Juzgado en Caso Tregua con Pandillas" 4020:"100 Days into Gang Truce, El Salvador Sizes Up Security Gains" 3851:"2 Divergent Views on El Salvador Gang Truce, 1 Sad Conclusion" 3057:"La Tregua Entre Pandillas y el Estado en Conflicto con la Ley" 2681:"Exit of El Salvador Security Minister Puts Gang Truce at Risk" 2151:"Do El Salvador Killings Reflect Danger to the Gangland Truce?" 1237:. Funes stated that Munguía's sentence seemed "unjust" to him. 1148:
on confronting the judicial process nor proving my innocence".
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The existence of the truce was alleged by the online newspaper
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In mid-July 2012, the government arrested 185 gang members in
5858:"El Salvador Declares State of Emergency After Gang Killings" 5661:"GOES Inició Retorno de Jefes Pandilleros a Máxima Seguridad" 5528: 5203:"El Problema de no Vincular al Padre Colindres con la Tregua" 5032:[Ex-Mediator of the Gang Truce, Raúl Mijango, Dies]. 4350:"El Salvador: Inside the World's Deadliest Peacetime Country" 4251:"El Salvador Declara como Grupos Terroristas a las Pandillas" 4185:"New El Salvador Govt Yet to Take Action as Homicides Rocket" 3623:"Norman Quijano Enfrentará Juicio por Negociar con Pandillas" 3123:"Opponents of El Salvador Gang Truce Facing Payback Killings" 3090:"Why El Salvador's Gang Truce Is Illegal, and Why It Matters" 2052:"El Salvador Takes Advantage of Truce to Pursue Street Gangs" 1262: 377: 241: 139: 52: 5343:"El Salvador Gang Truce Was 'State Policy': Trial Testimony" 3954:"Rise in Disappearances Feeds Doubts Over El Salvador Truce" 3192:"El Salvador Catholic Church: Pawn or Player in Gang Truce?" 1343:
has resulted in the arrests of 67,203 alleged gang members.
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and the oligarchic right. Every day, it loses more prestige.
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In May 2013, gang leaders in Honduras called upon President
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On 26 April 2023, a criminal trial against Funes, who was
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Martínez, Carlos; Sans, José Luis (14 September 2012).
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to agree to a similar truce as was met in El Salvador.
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criticized the truce throughout his electoral campaign.
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Cowley, Marguerite; Bargent, James (23 January 2014).
2455:"Gangs Unable to Enforce Truce in Eastern El Salvador" 2422:"Is Uptick in Murders Eroding El Salvador Gang Truce?" 539:, around 4,000 gang members were arrested, leading to 6315: 2654:"El Salvador Promises More Social Aid for Gang Truce" 2347:"Military to Withdraw from El Salvador 'Peace Zones'" 2085:"El Salvador to Cut Mass Arrests, After Gang Demands" 1135:
Funes left the country in June 2016 and travelled to
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about half of the homicides committed; according to
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For most of its history, the country has faced high
6067:"Is it Possible to Negotiate with Criminal Groups?" 5954:"El Salvador's Gang Truce: Positives And Negatives" 5376:"El Salvador Arrests Priest Over Gang Negotiations" 5028:Cornejo, Iliana; Cerón, Leonardo (28 August 2023). 3327:"Homicides in El Salvador Dip, and Questions Arise" 3225:"5 Things the El Salvador Gang Truce Has Taught Us" 2679:Silva Ávalos, Héctor; Dudley, Steve (20 May 2013). 372:in 1992, being responsible for the majority of the 5628:"El Salvador Squashes Talk of Dialogue With Gangs" 2678: 298:, and the negotiations were overseen by President 6094:"Gang Truce for Violence Prevention, El Salvador" 6091: 6023:Glenda Tager, Ana; Aguilar Umaña, Isabel (2013). 2389:"Spate of Killings Shakes El Salvador Gang Truce" 1843:Pachico, Elyssa; Dudley, Steven (29 March 2012). 1400:Asmann, Parker; Robbins, Seth (7 February 2020). 782:In July 2013, an anonymous police chief told the 6884: 5880: 5137:"Condenan a Funes y Munguía Payés por la Tregua" 4086:"Honduran Gangs May Replicate El Salvador Truce" 2991:[PNC Director: "The Truce is Failing"]. 2250:"Next Phase of Salvador Gang Truce: Peace Zones" 2019:"El Salvador Gangs Expand Truce to School Zones" 1528:"Church Brokered El Salvador Gang Truce: Bishop" 240:, and the country's two largest criminal gangs, 2521:"US Funds El Salvador Security, Not Gang Truce" 1776:"Is El Salvador Negotiating with Street Gangs?" 1353: 5225: 4862: 4860: 4636:from the original on 27 July 2020 – via 3749:"El Salvador Sees 45% Drop in Murders: Police" 2184:"The New Truth About El Salvador's Gang Truce" 1268: 753:by a gang which was not involved in the deal. 6377: 4958: 4527:Office of the Attorney General of El Salvador 4182: 3891:Office of the Attorney General of El Salvador 3716:"El Salvador Homicides Fell Over 40% in 2012" 3562: 3529: 1842: 1399: 1228: 1197: 1160: 894: 803: 742: 701: 555: 546:Upon assuming office in June 2009, President 534: 528: 518: 512: 506: 500: 492: 423: 72: 5760:"El Salvador Gangs Call for a Renewed Truce" 5658: 5027: 4827: 4825: 4587: 3811: 3809: 3614: 2181: 1838: 1836: 1607:"Mano Dura: Gang Suppression in El Salvador" 1078:(OAS), and Romulo Emiliani, a bishop of the 5694:"'New Gang Truce' Announced in El Salvador" 5128: 4857: 4791: 4789: 4714: 4712: 4710: 2717:"El Salvador Gangs Offering Business Loans" 1878:"El Salvador Denies Negotiating with Gangs" 341: 6384: 6370: 5718: 5340: 5194: 5054: 2997:(in Spanish). 3 March 2014. Archived from 1450:(6). Taylor & Francis, Ltd.: 739–751. 1321:he was removed by the Legislative Assembly 678: 554:(FMLN) maintained some of the policies of 320:the truce became a major issue during the 45: 16:Government truce with gangs in El Salvador 6119: 6099:Bulletin of the World Health Organization 5913: 5907: 5823: 5751: 5724: 4994: 4959:Cidón Kiernan, María (1 September 2017). 4954: 4952: 4950: 4948: 4906: 4904: 4822: 4454: 4422:Maslin, Sarah Esther (21 November 2016). 4242: 4215: 3806: 3779: 3583: 3496: 3361: 3324: 3032:(in Spanish). 26 May 2014. Archived from 2989:"Director PNC: "Tregua se Está Agotando"" 2954: 2816: 2783: 2556: 2554: 2552: 2550: 2548: 2280: 1908: 1833: 1233:") and that he considers himself to be a 651: 582: 552:Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front 491:of ARENA announced the implementation of 330:Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front 6391: 5727:"El Salvador Gangs Want a Peace Process" 5659:Rauda Zablah, Nelson (17 January 2015). 5161: 5060: 4786: 4707: 4614: 4551: 4448: 4347: 4143: 3652: 3650: 3589: 2917: 2915: 2853:Cowley, Marguerite (24 September 2013). 2848: 2846: 2148: 1638:"How 'Mano Dura' is Strengthening Gangs" 1325:United States Department of the Treasury 1213: 952:the truce had not produced any results. 898: 600: 5881:Mistler-Ferguson, Scott (19 May 2022). 5824:McFarland, Stephen (15 December 2021). 5691: 5619: 5480: 5200: 4990: 4988: 4650: 4583: 4581: 4545: 4481: 4388: 4314: 4216:Lohmuller, Michael (30 November 2015). 4119:"5 Questions About Honduras' Gang Pact" 4116: 4083: 4017: 3978: 3951: 3918: 3746: 3463: 3426: 3424: 3394: 3288: 3255: 2921: 2817:Parkinson, Charles (9 September 2013). 2714: 2710: 2708: 2618: 2593: 2560: 2419: 2344: 2214: 1944: 1800: 1671: 1574:. c. 2015. pp. 1–7. Archived from 1311:(NI), Bukele's political party, in the 1291:Alleged negotiations under Nayib Bukele 1095: 949:Technological University of El Salvador 771:Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador 396:drug trafficking, extortion, rape, and 6885: 6471:Salvadoran Civil War (1979–1992) 6210: 5995: 5951: 5870:from the original on 23 February 2023. 5817: 5790: 5757: 5706:from the original on 25 September 2022 5685: 5640:from the original on 25 September 2022 5474: 5448:Cowley, Marguerite (29 October 2014). 5447: 5441: 5373: 5341:Albaladejo, Angelika (9 August 2017). 5334: 5296: 5294: 5258: 5101: 5095: 4945: 4901: 4866: 4718: 4421: 4248: 4183:Mejía Giraldo, Camilo (29 July 2014). 4149: 4050: 3912: 3848: 3815: 3780:Lohmuller, Michael (14 January 2014). 3656: 3544:from the original on 26 September 2022 3497:Parkinson, Charles (24 October 2013). 3478:from the original on 26 September 2022 3430: 3409:from the original on 25 September 2022 3343:from the original on 25 September 2017 3325:Archibold, Randal C. (24 March 2012). 3320: 3318: 3249: 3222: 3189: 3168:from the original on 30 September 2022 3153: 3135:from the original on 26 September 2022 3120: 3018: 3016: 2852: 2798:from the original on 30 September 2022 2747: 2545: 2533:from the original on 29 September 2022 2488:"El Salvador to Seek US Truce Funding" 2485: 2386: 2382: 2380: 2378: 2376: 2374: 2359:from the original on 26 September 2022 2229:from the original on 26 September 2022 2130:from the original on 26 September 2022 1773: 1707:"The Iron Fist Returns to El Salvador" 1635: 1540:from the original on 26 September 2022 1521: 1519: 1517: 1437: 1435: 1433: 1431: 1429: 1181:On 30 November 2022, Attorney General 911:The truce became a major topic in the 415:According to polling conducted by the 6365: 6237: 6163: 5978: 5966:from the original on 13 February 2023 5895:from the original on 25 February 2023 5874: 5838:from the original on 18 February 2023 5805:from the original on 16 February 2023 5784: 5652: 5625: 5575:from the original on 26 February 2023 5547: 5535:from the original on 26 February 2023 5507: 5406: 5367: 5322:from the original on 26 February 2023 5264: 5231: 5213:from the original on 26 November 2022 5167: 5134: 5116:from the original on 20 December 2021 5083:from the original on 24 February 2023 4973:from the original on 25 December 2022 4795: 4759: 4651:Genoves, Alessia (30 November 2022). 4620: 4588:Silva Ávalos, Héctor (28 July 2020). 4469:from the original on 13 February 2023 4436:from the original on 6 September 2022 4415: 4382: 4341: 4263:from the original on 13 February 2023 4209: 4197:from the original on 23 November 2022 3984: 3900:from the original on 26 February 2023 3842: 3773: 3740: 3657:Cowley, Marguerite (28 August 2013). 3647: 3635:from the original on 24 February 2023 3620: 3602:from the original on 15 February 2023 3556: 3388: 3270:from the original on 26 November 2022 3185: 3183: 3087: 3081: 3048: 2936:from the original on 28 November 2022 2912: 2885: 2843: 2779: 2777: 2693:from the original on 29 November 2022 2651: 2645: 2518: 2512: 2452: 2311: 2281:Rodríguez, Carmen (4 December 2012). 2247: 2196:from the original on 19 December 2022 2082: 2049: 2016: 2012: 2010: 1980: 1976: 1974: 1940: 1938: 1902: 1875: 1821:from the original on 27 November 2022 1806: 1769: 1767: 1737: 1704: 1557: 1555: 1525: 1502:from the original on 29 November 2022 1487: 1414:from the original on 15 February 2023 1395: 1393: 1391: 1389: 1387: 1385: 1383: 1381: 1054:In May 2012, government officials in 947:According to a poll conducted by the 6151:from the original on 7 December 2022 6064: 5772:from the original on 9 December 2022 5725:Lohmuller, Michael (24 April 2015). 5587: 5495:from the original on 9 December 2022 5462:from the original on 5 December 2022 5429:from the original on 2 December 2022 5400: 5388:from the original on 9 December 2022 5374:Cowley, Marguerite (4 August 2014). 5355:from the original on 9 December 2022 4985: 4933:from the original on 9 November 2022 4910: 4753: 4695:from the original on 3 November 2022 4663:from the original on 7 December 2022 4644: 4578: 4566:from the original on 8 December 2022 4533:from the original on 21 January 2022 4514: 4502:from the original on 13 October 2022 4487: 4455:Daugherty, Arron (8 February 2016). 4403:from the original on 3 February 2023 4296:from the original on 14 January 2023 4281: 4230:from the original on 9 December 2022 4131:from the original on 2 December 2022 4098:from the original on 1 December 2022 4065:from the original on 9 November 2022 4032:from the original on 2 December 2022 3933:from the original on 2 December 2022 3863:from the original on 2 December 2022 3830:from the original on 9 December 2022 3794:from the original on 1 December 2022 3761:from the original on 9 December 2022 3728:from the original on 4 December 2022 3683: 3621:Cerón, Leonardo (11 November 2022). 3523: 3511:from the original on 9 December 2022 3490: 3421: 3355: 3303:from the original on 6 December 2022 3282: 3237:from the original on 9 December 2022 3102:from the original on 6 December 2022 3069:from the original on 20 January 2022 3054: 2981: 2948: 2900:from the original on 2 December 2022 2879: 2867:from the original on 6 December 2022 2831:from the original on 4 December 2022 2810: 2729:from the original on 9 December 2022 2705: 2608:from the original on 3 October 2022. 2434:from the original on 1 December 2022 2326:from the original on 5 December 2022 2262:from the original on 5 December 2022 2163:from the original on 5 December 2022 2149:Corcoran, Patrick (31 August 2012). 2115: 2097:from the original on 1 December 2022 2064:from the original on 6 December 2022 1909:Faramarzi, Tatiana (12 April 2012). 1890:from the original on 4 December 2022 1869: 1857:from the original on 2 December 2022 1752:from the original on 1 December 2022 1719:from the original on 7 December 2022 1698: 1686:from the original on 1 December 2022 1667: 1665: 1604: 1600: 1598: 1596: 1526:Looft, Christopher (21 March 2012). 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According to Salvadoran President 356: 6456:Greater Republic of Central America 6451:Federal Republic of Central America 6079:from the original on 1 October 2022 6010:from the original on 3 October 2022 5996:Cawley, Marguerite (4 April 2013). 5914:Maldonado, Javier (12 April 2023). 5850: 5791:Delcid, Marlin (4 September 2020). 5739:from the original on 6 October 2022 5692:Pachico, Elyssa (26 January 2015). 5291: 5042:from the original on 29 August 2023 4602:from the original on 6 October 2022 4520: 4275: 4176: 3966:from the original on 2 October 2022 3875: 3713: 3707: 3671:from the original on 6 October 2022 3457: 3445:from the original on 3 October 2022 3315: 3204:from the original on 4 October 2022 3121:Cawley, Marguerite (6 March 2013). 3114: 3013: 2969:from the original on 6 October 2022 2955:Lohmuller, Michael (4 March 2014). 2922:Bargent, James (21 November 2013). 2784:McDermott, Jeremy (8 August 2013). 2762:from the original on 6 October 2022 2748:Cowley, Marguerite (19 July 2013). 2672: 2660:from the original on 6 October 2022 2633:from the original on 5 October 2022 2612: 2575:from the original on 6 October 2022 2500:from the original on 6 October 2022 2486:Cawley, Marguerite (5 April 2013). 2479: 2467:from the original on 6 October 2022 2420:Bargent, James (21 February 2023). 2413: 2401:from the original on 6 October 2022 2371: 2345:Pachico, Elyssa (4 February 2023). 2338: 2305: 2274: 2241: 2215:Bargent, James (18 December 2012). 2208: 2142: 2109: 2076: 2050:Looft, Christopher (19 July 2012). 1995:from the original on 6 October 2022 1959:from the original on 6 October 2022 1923:from the original on 1 October 2022 1788:from the original on 6 October 2022 1672:Bargent, James (28 November 2012). 1650:from the original on 3 October 2022 1636:Dudley, Steven (22 November 2010). 1629: 1514: 1426: 1323:in May 2021. In December 2021, the 487:In July 2003, Salvadoran President 59:displaying the gang's name and the 13: 6274:"All About El Salvador Gang Truce" 5944: 5928:from the original on 13 April 2023 5246:from the original on 29 April 2023 4741:from the original on 29 April 2023 4675: 4552:Renteria, Nelson (21 March 2019). 4308: 4110: 4077: 4044: 4011: 3985:Wells, Miriam (10 December 2013). 3945: 3464:Córdoba, Armando (21 April 2014). 3431:Cawley, Marguerite (5 July 2013). 3216: 3180: 3147: 2774: 2741: 2587: 2446: 2248:Stone, Hannah (23 November 2012). 2175: 2043: 2007: 1971: 1935: 1774:Ramsey, Geoffrey (15 March 2012). 1764: 1738:Stone, Hannah (21 February 2012). 1731: 1552: 1378: 1050:Interest in Guatemala and Honduras 903:2014 ARENA presidential candidate 14: 6949: 6266: 6211:Ramsey, Geoffrey (19 July 2012). 6052:from the original on 3 April 2023 5481:Bargent, James (26 August 2014). 5279:from the original on 28 July 2022 5232:Cerón, Leonardo (29 April 2023). 5061:Renteria, Nelson (23 July 2020). 5009:from the original on 29 June 2022 4391:"The Executioners of El Salvador" 4389:Alarcón, Daniel (4 August 2015). 4370:from the original on 28 July 2022 4329:from the original on 4 April 2015 4249:Delcid, Merlid (25 August 2015). 3154:Cawley, Marguerite (7 May 2013). 2886:Wells, Miriam (1 November 2013). 2387:Cawley, Marguerite (9 May 2013). 2312:Wells, Miriam (23 January 2013). 2017:Looft, Christopher (3 May 2012). 1945:Pachico, Elyssa (13 April 2012). 1809:"El Salvador Gangs Confirm Truce" 1705:Stone, Hannah (2 February 2012). 1662: 1593: 1478: 1126: 942: 885:Grand Alliance for National Unity 232:From March 2012 to May 2014, the 6349: 6337: 6325: 6252:from the original on 3 July 2022 6225:from the original on 16 May 2022 6198:from the original on 2 June 2020 6065:Hope, Alejandro (19 July 2012). 5626:Gagne, David (6 November 2014). 5607:from the original on 1 June 2022 5407:Ayala, Edgardo (6 August 2014). 5267:"They Will Have to Answer to Us" 5265:Ahmed, Azam (29 November 2017). 5182:from the original on 29 May 2023 5149:from the original on 29 May 2023 5102:Flores, Ricardo (29 July 2020). 5021: 4995:Marroquín, David (31 May 2019). 4889:from the original on 30 May 2023 4845:from the original on 29 May 2023 4810:from the original on 12 May 2023 4774:from the original on 12 May 2023 4719:Alemán, Marcos (26 April 2023). 4488:Reed, Betsy (6 September 2016). 4348:Buncombe, Andrew (3 June 2016). 4018:Pachico, Elyssa (19 July 2012). 3952:Bargent, James (1 August 2013). 3849:Dudley, Steven (15 April 2014). 3289:Bargent, James (31 March 2014). 3223:Dudley, Steven (12 March 2013). 3055:Sanz, José Luis (4 March 2013). 2594:Bargent, James (25 March 2023). 2031:from the original on 4 July 2022 1273: 1012: 984: 960: 937:Roberto José d'Aubuisson Munguía 459: 450: 441: 6238:Stone, Hannah (8 August 2012). 5952:Alsema, Adriaan (7 June 2013). 5168:Cerón, Leonardo (29 May 2023). 5135:Cerón, Leonardo (29 May 2023). 4796:Lemus, Lissette (12 May 2023). 4691:(in Spanish). 22 October 2022. 4117:Pachico, Elyssa (31 May 2013). 4051:Ramsey, Geoffrey (4 May 2012). 3919:Bargent, James (8 March 2013). 3816:Gurney, Kyra (9 January 2015). 3590:Villarán, Julio (4 June 2021). 3395:Bargent, James (28 June 2013). 3362:Marroquín, David (8 May 2013). 3088:Stone, Hannah (27 March 2013). 2561:Robbins, Seth (5 August 2023). 2453:Wells, Miriam (13 March 2013). 2116:Kane, Michael (9 August 2012). 2083:Stone, Hannah (8 August 2012). 1981:Stone, Hannah (23 April 2012). 1876:Stone, Hannah (19 March 2012). 1807:Stone, Hannah (23 March 2012). 1076:Organization of American States 1036: 614:Fabio Reynaldo Colindres Abarca 422: 406:Nationalist Republican Alliance 374:crimes committed in the country 326:Nationalist Republican Alliance 40:2012–2014 Salvadoran gang truce 5201:Aguilar, Luis (29 July 2020). 4867:Alemán, Marcos (30 May 2023). 4760:Lemus, Lissette (5 May 2023). 4315:Bargent, James (23 May 2014). 4282:Reed, Betsy (4 January 2016). 4084:Bargent, James (27 May 2013). 3714:Fox, Edward (4 January 2013). 3256:Allison, Mike (7 April 2012). 3190:Dudley, Steven (13 May 2013). 2715:Bargent, James (8 July 2013). 2619:Bargent, James (31 May 2013). 2519:Wells, Miriam (17 June 2013). 1082:, were present at a prison in 915:. FMLN presidential candidate 864: 820: 709: 1: 4911:Arce, Alberto (20 May 2016). 3747:Bargent, James (2 May 2013). 2652:Wells, Miriam (14 May 2013). 1563:"El Salvador – Gang Violence" 1371: 569:of the police and a proposed 364:have been a major problem in 351: 93:2 years and 78 days 5758:Tabory, Sam (17 July 2015). 5669:(in Spanish). Archived from 4150:Gurney, Kyra (8 July 2014). 3893:(in Spanish). January 2016. 3699:(in Spanish). Archived from 3372:(in Spanish). Archived from 2289:(in Spanish). Archived from 1488:Stone, Hannah (1 May 2012). 1090: 815: 368:since the conclusion of the 7: 6771:Water supply and sanitation 4521:Cea, Jorge (12 June 2018). 4424:"A Light in the Underworld" 1269:Subsequent revival attempts 777: 417:Central American University 270:country's rate of homicides 159:Truce faltered by May 2014 10: 6954: 6918:2014 crimes in El Salvador 6913:2013 crimes in El Salvador 6908:2012 crimes in El Salvador 6660:pre-dollarization currency 6441:1811 Independence Movement 6174:Cambridge University Press 5414:National Catholic Reporter 4429:Columbia Journalism Review 3258:"El Salvador's Gang Truce" 1605:Wolf, Sonja (March 2011). 1074:, a representative of the 955: 913:2014 presidential election 895:2014 presidential election 859:archbishop of San Salvador 743:Further fracturing in 2013 736:José Atilio Benítez Parada 543:in El Salvador's prisons. 523:included joint police and 430: 322:2014 presidential election 223:acquitted in 2017 and 2019 85:9 March 2012 – 26 May 2014 6841: 6779: 6711: 6702: 6635: 6626: 6549: 6540: 6488: 6479: 6403: 6182:10.1017/9781108140553.006 1456:10.1080/09614520701628121 1313:2021 legislative election 612:On 21 March 2012, Bishop 565:policies to increase the 203: 174: 155: 125:Government of El Salvador 117: 107: 97: 89: 81: 71: 67: 44: 6554:Administrative divisions 6295:"Tregua Entre Pandillas" 1346: 692:demands from the gangs. 577: 6938:Politics of El Salvador 1444:Development in Practice 1299:alleged that President 1255:merely following orders 1107:terrorist organizations 837:also violated the law. 679:Fracturing in late 2012 248:(Barrio 18), came to a 168:3,912 homicides in 2014 165:2,492 homicides in 2013 162:2,576 homicides in 2012 20: 6589:International rankings 6297:[Gang Truce]. 5520:Telegram & Gazette 1341:ensuing gang crackdown 1229: 1219: 1198: 1179: 1161: 917:Salvador Sánchez Cerén 908: 855:José Luis Escobar Alas 804: 702: 676: 652:Continued negotiations 609: 583:Beginning of the truce 556: 535: 529: 519: 513: 507: 501: 493: 489:Francisco Flores Pérez 424: 342: 266:Tregua entre Pandillas 265: 221:(illicit association), 194:(illicit association), 185:(illicit association), 74:Tregua entre pandillas 73: 61:country's coat of arms 33:considered for merging 6461:Military dictatorship 6413:Pre-Columbian history 6112:10.2471/BLT.15.166314 5571:. 12 September 2016. 5531:. 30 September 2014. 3703:on 25 September 2017. 1230:un condenado político 1217: 1158: 902: 879:In July 2013, deputy 671: 604: 410:National Civil Police 234:Salvadoran government 196:18 years imprisonment 187:14 years imprisonment 6928:Crime in El Salvador 6599:Legislative Assembly 2293:on 26 September 2017 1611:Sustainable Security 1359:Tried and sentenced 1186:would be "illegal". 1096:Subsequent homicides 562:Legislative Assembly 370:Salvadoran Civil War 338:Salvadoran Civil War 6903:2014 in El Salvador 6898:2013 in El Salvador 6893:2012 in El Salvador 4726:The Washington Post 3999:on 29 November 2022 1581:on 7 September 2018 1571:Library of Congress 1295:In September 2020, 645:David Munguía Payés 606:David Munguía Payés 274:David Munguía Payés 41: 6680:Telecommunications 6428:Captaincy General 5831:Americas Quarterly 5603:. 30 August 2014. 5318:. 29 August 2017. 5272:The New York Times 4918:The New York Times 3332:The New York Times 3036:on 22 October 2014 1332:state of exception 1248:In August 2017, a 1235:political prisoner 1220: 1199:fuentes necesarias 1068:Porfirio Lobo Sosa 909: 881:Guillermo Gallegos 610: 505:, announcing that 39: 6877: 6876: 6837: 6836: 6741:Gender inequality 6698: 6697: 6650:Coffee production 6622: 6621: 6609:Political parties 6574:Foreign relations 6536: 6535: 6300:La Prensa Gráfica 5866:. 28 March 2022. 5666:La Prensa Gráfica 5109:La Prensa Gráfica 4688:La Prensa Gráfica 4164:on 6 October 2022 1244:Other individuals 1206:Truce negotiators 1122:Legal proceedings 1034: 1033: 1006: 1005: 968:La Prensa Gráfica 870:Ernesto Muyshondt 841:Religious figures 791:La Prensa Gráfica 785:La Prensa Gráfica 726:. 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