A THREE-MONTH mass trial of hundreds of alleged gang members of MS-13 wrapped up on Wednesday in El Salvador.The proceedings against 485 members of the international criminal Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang on charges that include homicide, extortion, drugs, arms and human trafficking, have drawn criticism by human rights groups, which say they infringe on defendants’ rights under the Latin American country’s state of emergency.

A THREE-MONTH mass trial of hundreds of alleged gang members of MS-13 wrapped up on Wednesday in El Salvador.

The proceedings against 485 members of the international criminal Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang on charges that include homicide, extortion, drugs, arms and human trafficking, have drawn criticism by human rights groups, which say they infringe on defendants’ rights under the Latin American country’s state of emergency.

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