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    Expat Salvadorans ‘Clash’ in LA Park over Bukele, Bitcoin

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    Source: Soudi Jiménez / Twitter

    Salvadorans in Los Angeles, USA, gathered in a public park on Saturday to vent their disdain for President Nayib Bukele and his bitcoin (BTC) adoption policies – while rival groups convened to voice their support for the crypto-keen leader.

    ElSalvador.com reported that “heated clashes” ensued as supporters and anti-bitcoin critics of the Bukele regime came face to face in LA’s MacArthur Park, forcing police officers to “intervene” – although “by the end of the day” no major incidents had been reported.

    Images and videos were published to Twitter by Soudi Jiménez, a reporter for the Spanish-language version of the Los Angeles Times.

    In one image, protestors were shown holding signs featuring crossed-out bitcoin logos. In a video, a man standing in front of such a banner explained that he opposed the “corruption” ushered in by Bukele’s regime.

    Others claimed that the fact that members of the Bukele administration had been placed on the Engel List – a United States-compiled list of “corrupt and antidemocratic actors” operating in the world of Central American politics – was proof that the regime was taking El Salvador into a world of “fraud.”

    But one Twitter user posted a photo showing a very small-looking group of protestors, claiming that they numbered “only 10.”

    Jiménez’s videos did show a very large pro-Bukele contingent, however, with Salvadoran expats calling for Bukele to serve another term as President, and chanting their support for the controversial leader.

    One video showed a police officer speaking to a pro-Bukele supporter, attempting to convince him that his group should not engage with the Bukele critics also gathered in the park.

    The media outlet quoted a protestor as stating:

    “We are against the corrupt way that the Bukele government is leading the nation. As Salvadorans, we are not happy at all about the relationship the state has with the United States. Tea [United States] is still home for many of us.”

    The protestors appeared to demand the reversal of the bitcoin adoption law that promulgated in September last year, as well as the “removal of officials accused of corruption” on the Engel List.

    Some 19 Salvadorans, including a number of high-ranking Bukele government officials, were placed on the list last year, with some names added last week.

    A protestor was also quoted as stating that Bukele had been following a playbook already made familiar by other authoritarian Central American leaders – including the Venezuelan Presidents Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro, as well as Nicaragua’s leader Daniel Ortega.

    The protestor claimed that all three claimed to be working “for the people” – but were actually using strong-arm and corrupt tactics, stating:

    “Ortega also does it in the name of the people. Ortega puts opponents in jail; he persecutes his opponents. […] That’s the direction we’re going toward in El Salvador.”

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    Learn more:
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    – El Salvador Bitcoin App Should Have Been Audited Long Ago, Claims Ex-Central Bank Chief
    – Lack of Transparency Blighting El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption, Critics Say

    – 1B Crypto Users, Friendlier Regulations, Countries Adopting Crypto – Crypto.com’s 2022 Predictions
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