Nearly 500 terrorist gang members hauled in for mass trial in El Salvador as country's crime clean-up continues

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El Salvador holds mass trial for 486 alleged gang members.

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A Salvadoran court on Tuesday began a collective trial of 486 alleged gang members, one of the biggest mass trials under President Nayib Bukele's crackdown on gang violence through controversial emergency powers

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Nearly 500 terrorist gang members hauled in for mass trial in El Salvador as country's crime clean-up continues.

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The mass trial of hundreds of MS-13 gang members has begun in El Salvador, with the group charged with a host of offences, including murder, kidnapping, drug and arms trafficking.

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According to the country's attorney general's office, the suspected gangsters are accused of committing over 47,000 crimes between 2012 and 2022.

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The Latin American nation - led by President Nayib Bukele - has said it has "compelling" evidence that would pave the way for the group to be handed "maximum penalties" if found guilty.

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The country's "war on gangs" began after a wave of violence erupted in March 2022, which saw almost 90 people killed over the course of a single weekend.

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