El Salvador: Bukele critic arrested for money laundering DW 06/08/2025
Briefly

Enrique Anaya, a constitutional lawyer and outspoken critic of El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, has been arrested on allegations of money laundering. This arrest follows a trend where critics of Bukele face increasing intimidation and repression amid his controversial governance and a crackdown on civil liberties. Bukele's response to criticism has been to label dissenters as corrupt or politically motivated, which has raised alarms among human rights organizations fearing for the safety and freedom of activists in the country. Anaya's arrest reflects the potent blend of politics and law under Bukele's administration.
I don't care if they call me a dictator. I'd rather be called a dictator than see Salvadorans killed in the streets.
Whoever speaks, whoever criticizes, whoever does not kneel before the idol, gets imprisoned. Of course, I am afraid.
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