Conservative President of Peru Keiko Fujimori on Thursday announced the construction of two new prisons in her country during her official visit to El Salvador.
\n\nOne of the two prisons, Fujimori detailed, will be “similar” to El Salvador’s CECOT mega-prison, which she toured as part of her official itinerary in the Central American nation, while the other will be of a lower security level.
\n\nPresident Fujimori is presently conducting a multi-day official visit to El Salvador that will run through Saturday, October 31, seeking to bolster her country’s cooperation with the government of President Nayib Bukele while meeting with Salvadoran authorities and business representatives. The two heads of state met on Thursday evening and signed a joint cooperation agreement on security, health, education, economy, trade, and the fight against organized crime.
\n\nPrior to the encounter, President Fujimori visited the CECOT mega-prison accompanied by the prison’s director and Salvadoran officials, seeking to obtain first-hand knowledge of the Bukele administration’s crackdown on violent gangs in the country. Per the Salvadoran newspaper El Mundo, Security Minister Gustavo Villatoro provided Fujimori with a portfolio containing information on El Salvador’s security model during the visit.
\n\nSpeaking to reporters after the visit, Fujimori emphasized that organized…
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