The article details the implications of President Nayib Bukele's controversial policies in El Salvador, particularly the operation of the Terrorism Confinement Centre (Cecot). This prison, designed to hold 40,000, is central to Bukele's strategy against gangs like MS-13 and Barrio 18. The mass incarceration, justified by a state of exception, has led to significant crime reduction, winning favor with many Salvadorians. However, it also raises severe human rights issues, including the arrests of innocent individuals and deaths in custody, drawing parallels to Guantanamo Bay's lack of due process.
Bukele's approach has broken the gangs' territorial grip, leading to reduced homicide rates and a renewed sense of security among Salvadorians, who largely support these measures.
The Terrorism Confinement Centre is often compared to Guantanamo; it operates with minimal transparency, effectively making it a space ungoverned by law under Bukele's extended state of emergency.
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