mother Mediator of controversial ceasefire between Salvadoran gangs According to different local media reports (2012-2014), Raúl Mijango passed away this Monday. Mijango, who was sentenced to 13 years in prison for aggravated extortion, was “admitted to the hospital” and suffered from pneumonia and “other diseases”According to information from the newspaper La Prensa Gráfica.
The mediator of the gang ceasefire died this afternoon, according to the state-run Noticiero El Salvador. Digital media El Faro noted that according to sources close to the family, “the justice system has rejected the request for measures for health reasons”.
Mijango was put on trial along with a group of gang members and accused of leading a structure. Gives bonuses to jailed gang leaders in exchange for fewer murders Courtesy of the Government of former President Mauricio Funes (2009-2014), according to the prosecution’s accusation. According to local media reports, the man, who was sentenced to 13 years and 4 months in prison in October 2018, has been referred to hospitals in the country many times in recent years due to health problems.