SAN SALVADOR – The United States said Sunday that it is concerned over a vote by El Salvador’s new congress to remove the magistrates of the constitutional chamber of the Supreme Court.
U.S Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke to Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele about the vote on Saturday, ″noting that an independent judiciary is essential to democratic governance,″ the State Department said.
Blinken also expressed concern about the removal of Attorney General Raúl Melara, saying he is fighting corruption and is “an effective partner of efforts to combat crime in both the United States and El Salvador,″ State Department spokesman Ned Price said.