A Salvadoran court has begun a collective trial of 486 alleged MS-13 gang members, accused of committing over 47,000 crimes between 2012 and 2022.
The charges include homicide, femicide, extortion, and arms trafficking, with prosecutors seeking the maximum prison sentence for each crime.
The trial is one of the largest mass trials under President Nayib Bukele's crackdown on gang violence through emergency powers, which has seen over 91,500 people detained since 2022.
Human rights groups have raised concerns that the collective prosecutions violate due process and block defendants from accessing legal counsel.
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has also expressed concerns over human rights violations through the long-extended state of emergency.