Marcos Aleman | Associated Press

A mass trial of hundreds of alleged MS-13 gang members has wrapped up in El Salvador with prosecutors delivering their closing arguments. The 485 suspected gang members face charges for a total of 14,420 crimes, including homicide and extortion.

El Salvador’s military says the national police director, other high-ranking police officials and a fugitive banker were among nine people killed in a military helicopter crash in a rural part of the country.

Bukele is on temporary leave from the presidency to run for reelection, despite a constitutional ban on reelection. The Supreme Court ruled in 2021 that Bukele could seek a second five-year term in the Feb. 4 elections.