Around 42,000 suspected gang members have been arrested in El Salvador since the start of the 'war on gangs' in March, authorities say
Gangs count some 70,000 members in El Salvador, most of them now behind bars, according to the authorities.
"The last count ... reflected about 41,846 arrests," Attorney General Rodolfo Delgado told state TV on Thursday. Since then, the police and military have been rounding up suspected gang members using emergency powers that have done away with the need for arrest warrants. But rights groups have denounced the arbitrary arrest of many people, including minors, with no gang links.Over 8,500 have been brought before a court, of whom 456 were freed after their first hearing for a lack of evidence, Delgado said.
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