Authorities arrested Nercy Montano, the mayor of Soyapango metropolis, which is at the moment besieged by the navy as a part of the Salvadoran president’s battle towards prison gangs.
(Jose Cabezas / Reuters)
Salvadoran authorities arrested the mayor of Soyapango, a metropolis at the moment besieged by the navy in its battle towards drug gangs, the lawyer normal’s workplace stated, with the official accused of corruption.
“In compliance with our mission to watch over the interests of society, tonight, an arrest warrant was executed for the mayor of Soyapango, in an operation coordinated with the police,” the nation’s Attorney General’s Office stated on Twitter.
Nercy Montano is accused of embezzling public funds, breaching her duties to the detriment of public administration and misappropriating labour quotas.
Since the start of December, 8,500 troopers and 1,500 police have surrounded Soyapango, the third-largest metropolis within the nation, positioned on the outskirts of the capital San Salvador.
The navy siege was arrange as a part of President Nayib Bukele’s battle towards prison gangs.
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At least 2,000 troopers have additionally surrounded two different neighbourhoods within the Salvadoran capital since December 24.
For the previous fortnight, Montano had been going through protests by mayoral staff who have been demanding cost of again wages and different labour advantages.
As a part of the protests, the employees stopped gathering rubbish within the metropolis.
The detained mayor is a part of the Nuevas Ideas social gathering, which is the federal government’s most necessary ally in Congress.
Bukele, referring to the mayor’s arrest on his Twitter account, stated that combating corruption “is a necessity” that’s “unavoidable”.
“We have to uproot the bad, so that the good can grow,” he stated.
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Source: TRTWorld and businesses
