El Salvador Launches Massive Trial of MS-13 Members Accused of Tens of Thousands of Crimes

by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief(Worthy News) – El Salvador has launched one of the largest criminal proceedings in modern history, placing 486 alleged members of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) on trial for a staggering 47,000 combined crimes.The mass trial began Tuesday inside the country’s high-security Terrorism Confinement Center, known as CECOT—a sprawling “mega-prison” built in 2022 as part of President Nayib Bukele’s aggressive crackdown on gang viol