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> I can see some of this stuff unfortunately being true, but some of it sounds pretty ridiculous and I'd guess might be embellished a little.

Unfortunately hey have happened, I'll provide citations to most of them:

> That being said, is some of this justice system stuff being worked on?

I would say they have increased with the current administration, or just did not happen (as often) before.

Citations:

Laws changing on Sunday evenings. Not actually on Sunday, but for example Bitcoin law was approved at midnight on a weekday.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/09/el-salvador-proposes-law-to-...

The interpretation being close to the opposite of what the law states, for example the reinterpretation of the constitution regarding consecutive reelection:

https://www.wola.org/2021/09/el-salvador-president-reelectio...

Pension reform has been announced. No drafts available:

https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/el-salvador-pensiones_gobierno-...

Someone sent to prison for not carrying a phone:

https://m.elsalvador.com/noticias/nacional/operativos-polici...

20 second TikTok sending someone to prison:

https://m.elsalvador.com/noticias/nacional/regimen-de-excepc...

Business being taken over by the government without any formal procedure:

https://m.elsalvador.com/noticias/nacional/abogados-consider...

Police at love hotels:

https://diario.elmundo.sv/nacionales/pnc-realiza-intervencio...



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