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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Nelson Renteria

In El Salvador, discrepancy over deaths and mass graves alarms critics

Alleged members of the Barrio 18 gang are presented to the media after being arrested on charges of the disappearance or murder of several people, including two fast food delivery drivers, in Colon, El Salvador March 3, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

In El Salvador, testimony from police officers and conflicting statistics on mass graves are leading critics to question if homicides in the Central American country are being fully reported as access to official information tightens.

Despite a group of police officers, prosecutors and forensic experts cross-checking statistics of homicides and mass graves, documents from separate institutions reviewed by Reuters show a discrepancy in reported deaths.

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