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El Salvador hikes prison sentences for gang members

SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR (AP) – El Salvador’s Congress on Wednesday increased sentences for crimes committed by gang members, expanding on a state of emergency lawmakers granted last weekend as President Nayib Bukele pursues the country’s powerful street gangs. Justice and Public Security Minister Gustavo Villatoro said that now simply belonging to a gang would
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