El Salvador prisons: President authorises use of lethal force
Despite coronavirus fears due to overcrowding, prisoners are placed under 24-hour lockdown.
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El Salvador security officials have been authorised to use “lethal force” against gang members following a surge in violence during the pandemic.
A state of emergency has been imposed in prisons, with inmates now locked in their overcrowded cells all day.
Al Jazeera’s Laura Burdon-Manley reports.
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Published On 27 Apr 2020