They promised obedience to Bukele when it was due to the Salvadoran people and the Constitution of El Salvador.
For almost 27 years, the National Civil Police and the Armed Forces had remained respectful and obedient to the rule of law and the Constitution of the Republic, the first born of the 1992 Peace Accords, a body with a philosophy inspired by the Carabineros de Chile and other police forces; and the second, completely renovated to serve the Salvadorans.
But in a year and a half of Nayib Bukele’s administration, both security forces have entered the worst historical crisis, insofar as they have obeyed illegal orders and against the Constitution by the president, who has been accused of being authoritarian, not only by critics in El Salvador, but also by representatives of international organizations, such as José Vivanco, executive director of Human Rights Watch for America.
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This denaturation is reflected in a police and armed forces with political police functions, as is the case in dictatorial regimes, such as in Nicaragua with Daniel Ortega and in Venezuela with Nicolás Maduro.
Due to the facts, Mauricio Arriaza Chicas, the director of the PNC and a military man who joined the Police as a quota established in the Peace Accords, are now facing criminal proceedings for breach of obligations. Later, other police and military chiefs may follow, such as Defense Minister René Francis Merino Monroy.
Cases to forget
Taking the meeting
This event known as 9F marked the most serious failure of democracy in El Salvador. Bukele agitated the Police and Armed Forces to violently seize the facilities of the Legislative Assembly to request the approval of a million-dollar loan for the Territorial Control Plan. The action received national and international rejection.
Military fences
The national civilian police and armed forces will be recalled in 2020 by security forces who have committed serious human rights violations in Salvadorans. Arbitrary arrests during quarantine due to COVID-19 and military sieges, which without legal support violated the Constitution of the Republic of El Salvador.
He doesn’t follow orders
The police acted as a political police force, refusing to obey the orders of the Prosecutor’s Office when they were forced to release the closures caused by the unionists linked to the Government blocking the mayor of San Salvador. In addition, he refused to bring Finance Minister Alejandro Zelaya before the legislative committee investigating public spending.
Reject files from El Mozote
The armed forces have arbitrarily refused to allow access to the military archives of the El Mozote massacre. He first did so against the Institute for Access to Information, which blocked him; and worse, disobeying the order of a San Francisco Gotera judge investigating the massacre. Blocking a court decision.
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Critical harassment Bukele
Politicians and opponents of the Government, as well as journalists, have repeatedly denounced the persecution and political harassment of the National Civil Police and the Army. Some reported falsifying their communications, intimidating monitoring and even computer theft.
Refuse EST assistance
The national civil police was indifferent to the appeal made by the magistrates of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal who, together with the employees, were deprived of liberty by the supporters of the New Ideas party who demanded the registration of candidates for various candidacies. The PNC never came to the rescue, despite having a connection with the collegiate body.