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Ex-deputy Rodolfo Parker to face civil trial for illicit enrichment of $2.1 million
Ex-deputy Rodolfo Parker was one of the most influential politicians in El Salvador. However, all that changed after 2021, when he didn’t win re-election. Today, Rodolfo Parker’s whereabouts are unknown; he is hiding from Salvadoran justice and is about to … Read more
El Salvador Requests that Ex-President Alfredo Cristiani be Arrested by INTERPOL
The Second Court of Instruction of San Salvador issued an arrest warrant for ex-president Alfredo Cristiani to the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), a judicial source informed. The court requested a red notice diffusion against the former President of the … Read more
Salvadoran Ex-President Mauricio Funes Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Negotiating with Gangs
A Salvadoran court sentenced former president Mauricio Funes Cartagena to 14 years in prison for crimes committed during his administration between 2009 and 2014. Ex-President Funes was found guilty of negotiating with gangs a truce that resulted in the empowerment … Read more
El Salvador is to Assume the Pro Tempore Presidency of SICA in June
In June 2023, El Salvador will assume the Pro-Tempore Presidency (PPT) of the Central American Integration System (SICA). El Salvador will hold the SICA presidency for 6 months. Salvadoran Vice-president Felix Ulloa reaffirmed the need for dialogue with the countries … Read more
President Bukele Sanctions New Law Exempting the Technology Sector from Taxes
President Nayib Bukele announced that he had signed into law the “Innovation and technology manufacturing incentive act” aimed at fostering the growth and sustainable development of the technology sector. The law initiative was approved by the Salvadoran Congress in mid-April. … Read more
The US arrests a former Salvadoran Army officer accused in El Mozote massacre in El Salvador.
A former member of the El Salvador military involved in one of the most gruesome massacres in Latin American history has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in New Jersey. On April 4, 2023, officers of the US … Read more
Michelle Sol, the Minister of Housing, delivers property deeds in San Vicente
Michelle Sol, the Salvadoran Minister of Housing and Urban Development, delivered property deeds to 81 families from the department of San Vicente who had had various problems years ago obtaining the documents for their land. The communities beneficiated were Dos … Read more