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  "path": "/news/hard-numbers/hard-number-mass-trial-in-el-salvador",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-22T15:10:53.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Ms-13",
    "Gang violence",
    "Nayib bukele",
    "El salvador",
    "collectively accused",
    "world’s coolest dictator",
    "plunged",
    "erosion"
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nThe group is collectively accused of committing 47,000 crimes between 2012 and 2022, including murder, extortion, and drug and arms trafficking. President **Nayib Bukele** , who dubbed himself the “world’s coolest dictator” back in 2021, has made law and order a top priority in a country once paralyzed by crime. Indeed, the homicide rate in the country has plunged over the last few years. However, critics believe it has come at a major cost, namely the erosion of civil liberties and the country’s descent into an autocratic police state.",
  "title": "Hard number: Mass trial in El Salvador"
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