In El Salvador, the government of President Nayib Bukele is reportedly preparing to issue arrest warrants for several journalists working at the acclaimed Central American independent outlet El Faro. In its announcement, El Faro said a reliable source with close government knowledge contacted the outlet’s staff issuing the warning, which came after El Faro published an interview with two former gang leaders who revealed new details on a power-sharing agreement with Bukele and his yearslong complicity with gangs. In a statement Monday, El Faro said, “If carried out, the warrants are the first time in decades that prosecutors seek to press charges against individual journalists for their journalistic labors.”
El Salvador’s Bukele Prepares to Arrest Journalists Who Revealed His Agreement with Gangs
