The president of , called on local and international businessmen this Monday to invest in a country “sure” which, he said, is “about to eliminate” to the gangs.

Come invest here, with legal security, with physical security and with the total conviction that you are investing in a country that is going up.“said the president, when inaugurating a private pharmaceutical plant, 10 km west of San Salvador.

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In response to an escalation of violence attributed to gangs that left 87 dead in one weekend, Bukele imposed an emergency regime in March 2022, questioned by human rights organizations because it allows arrests without a court order.

We are about to eliminate them (the gangs), first God be soon, but they are already inoperative“said Bukele, who assumed his mandate in 2019 and will seek re-election in the February elections.

Under the emergency regime, more than 73,000 suspected gang members have been arrested. More than 7,000 innocent people had to be freed.

Nayib Bukele warned that anyone who remains in a gang will be taken to Terrorism Containment Center (CECOT), a mega prison with capacity for 40,000 inmates that was put into operation last February for gang members.

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What has been born in this government is a safe country, a country where you can invest safely.”, remarked the president.

The president assured that direct private investments went from 5,291 million dollars in 2021 to 5,900 million in 2022.

The pharmaceutical plant that was inaugurated, with Salvadoran capital, represents an investment of about 100 million dollars.

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