El Salvador, now within the fifth month of a state of emergency enacted with the said purpose of battling gangs, has loved 12 days freed from homicides up to now this month, the Nationwide Civil Police stated Thursday on Twitter in a put up that was re-tweeted by President Nayib Bukele.

However a number of of these days have been marked by the deaths of alleged gang members in confrontations with police.

In the same vein, Bukele tweeted not too long ago that July was the “most secure month within the historical past” of El Salvador, with out offering any particulars, whereas police have but to launch statistics on whole homicides through the first seven months of 2022.

Murders fell 15 p.c on this Central American nation of 6.5 million inhabitants final 12 months in contrast with 2020, in accordance with figures launched by the president’s workplace in January.

The Legislative Meeting, dominated by Bukele’s rightist occasion, voted Tuesday evening to increase the state of emergency for an additional 30 days.