![]() So we need the international community to put attention in what is happening right now. And certainly in these years, those stories seems to be alive again. So my generation grew up in the light of the peace accords, listening to stories about military abuse, attack of free expression, the impossibility of true democratic elections. Like, we have developed a whole range of new fears. MARROQUIN: Well, we need at least to put attention on what's happening in El Salvador. But I know that you think that those sanctions haven't done much to strengthen El Salvador's democratic norms, right? So what specific actions do you think need to be taken? sanctions, for things like corruption, for conspiracy with gangs. It's a person who clearly have showed authoritarian biases in the years that he has been president of El Salvador.ĬHANG: Well, Bukele's administration has faced some international pressure, including U.S. It's clearly putting in the Constitution that it's not possible to be reelected in El Salvador. MARROQUIN: Well, he's already foreseen the institutions like the constitutional chamber to say that the Constitution is not saying that it's prohibited, which is totally delusional. What is your biggest fear about what Bukele might do to make a second term a reality? ![]() It allows a single presidential term of five years. But you and other legal experts say the Constitution in your country is very clear. He told the publication Prensa Latina that Bukele could leave office and still run again. So the mass arrest in El Salvador are defined by class and by race more than a serious investigation of the possibility of having committed a crime.ĬHANG: Well, we should note that Bukele's vice president has said that a reelection would not be unconstitutional. So people are being taken to jail on suspicions of gang involvement but without a formal investigation. MARROQUIN: It's a law that has eliminated due process in El Salvador. What does that even look like in El Salvador? Can you explain? Without a doubt the resolve of the governments handling the gang issue are related to his popularity, among other elements.ĬHANG: Well, as we mentioned, President Bukele has instituted martial law. And today, it's not publicly known what strategies or state resources he used exactly to achieve that goal, but he did. MARROQUIN: From the beginning of his mandate, he decided to solve the problem of the gangs and the high level of homicides. So despite everything that we just laid out, even though Bukele is facing criticism both at home and from other world leaders, he is, I understand, enormously popular in the country, right? Like, his approval rating is more than 85%. ![]() Greetings from El Salvador.ĬHANG: And greetings to you, too. Putin didn’t immediately spell out the powers that his martial law decree would grant, but they could include restrictions on travel and public gatherings, tighter censorship and broader powers for law enforcement agencies.TATIANA MARROQUIN: Well, hello. ![]() The objective is to sustain order in volatile times and keep a state functioning. It's typically introduced as a temporary measure to stabilize a crisis of some kind - a public health matter, in the case of 2020 New York, and a wartime one, in the case of Russia now, and allows a head of state, or country, to impose broad-based restrictions on its people. Martial law is the extreme end of that.Įssentially a military takeover, martial law allows the military to take on government functions in times of civil turmoil. ![]() Executive-ordered shutdown after executive-ordered shutdown required people to stay in their homes almost exclusively to prevent viral spread, and people were wary about how far the government-imposed rules would go. "Martial law" was bandied about in New York at the start of the COVID pandemic, in March 2020. Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law in four parts of Ukraine that his country illegally annexed last month, prompting some New Yorkers to wonder, "Where have we heard that one before? What does it mean again?"įirst, you have heard the term used locally, though it's likely not a fond memory. ![]()
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