The initiative has become the axis of the government of President Nayib Bukele and receives more support than criticism every day, according to political and press media.

The Contra Punto digital newspaper stated recently that El Salvador must pay in the “War Against Gangs.”

As it said, although it is up to the executive and the legislature to fine-tune and execute the action, the judiciary must accuse the guilty and defend the innocent, respecting human rights, one of the main criticisms that this policy has received.

The publication pointed out that since the beginning of Bukele’s period in government, he undertook a very difficult path: defeating the maras, something that some experts say he has almost achieved despite the initial disbelief.

The “maras” have their origin in the migratory phenomenon that El Salvador experienced during the civil war (1980-1992). The causes that preceded them were, of course, social, political, cultural, among others, with poverty and marginality were especially relevant.

If there is something that Salvadorans have to thank the United States for – the newspaper highlighted – it is the export of a phenomenon that emerged on the streets of Los Angeles, California.

So far there are no indications that the fight against crime is going to stop or go backwards in the important attempt to defeat the gangs, despite the claims of affected sectors, especially those with lower incomes, who are the weakest links in the chain.

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