The first 2,000 inmates have arrived at the giant new prison in El Salvador. This prison is actually the epicenter of the war against criminals declared by the country’s president, Najib Bukele, bbc.com reports.
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El Salvador has been under a state of emergency since March, the authorities’ response to an outbreak of violence and murders by gangs. As a result of many special police operations, tens of thousands of people suspected of participation in gangster groups have been arrested.
The mega-prison, whose official name is the Counter-Terrorism Center, is designed to house 40,000 criminals.
The attached photo gallery shows how the first large group of prisoners – barefoot, tattooed, strong and dangerous men – are brought to the place of punishment, under the supervision of very strict security. Before being divided into cells, the prisoners were systematically seated on the floor.
The head of state tweeted a video of the detainees being taken to prison: “At dawn today we moved 2,000 gang members to the Anti-Terrorism Center in one go. It will be their new home where they will live for decades. All together, not being able to cause more damage to the population.”
A new prison for gangsters has been built in an isolated place in the municipality of Tekoluk, 74 kilometers from the capital of the country. It is the largest facility of its kind in Latin America and equipped with the latest escape prevention technology.
The prison consists of eight buildings, each with 32 huge cells of about 100 square meters, housing more than a hundred prisoners. Each cell has only two sinks and two toilets. The emergency measures taken by the Salvadoran president are considered controversial by many because they limit some of the constitutional rights of citizens. In particular, security forces were allowed to arrest suspects without a warrant.
Over 64,000 people were arrested by Salvadoran authorities during the anti-gangster “war”. Human rights activists say innocent citizens have also suffered, but the president’s anti-bandit policies are popular among Salvadorans.
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