El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, gave an annual presidential speech on Sunday (1), in which he ruled out concerns about being labeled “dictator” by the media, emphasizing that their priority is to ensure that the salvadors “live in peace.”
“Do you know one thing? I don’t care how they call myself dictator. I prefer to be called a dictator to see Salvadores being killed on the streets,” said Bukele.
Bukele’s national security policies, including collecting touches, opposition repression and human rights advocates and mass arrests, have been the target of criticism of NGOs and activists.
In the speech, Bukele also criticized American parliamentarians who visited El Salvador to deal with issues related to Latin American migrants for the country’s megaprision, Cecot.
Among those deported is Maryland’s resident whose deportation by the government of the US courts.
Bukele accused visits to be part of a broader strategy to destabilize the nation.
