El Salvador Approves Life Imprisonment for Murderers Rapists and Terrorists

The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador approved a constitutional reform to introduce life imprisonment for murderers, rapists, and terrorists. The measure, proposed by President Nayib Bukele, passed with near-unanimous support in the assembly dominated by his Nuevas Ideas party. It raises the maximum penalty from the current 60 years for these specific crimes. The change […] The post El Salvador Approves Life Imprisonment for Murderers Rapists and Terrorists appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.


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