Overview
- Prosecutors at the June 4 hearing requested that López remain jailed for six months pending trial on illegal enrichment charges dating to her work a decade ago.
- The case against the Cristosal lawyer was declared confidential, and Wednesday’s hearing was held behind closed doors under a judicial seal.
- Escorted in shackles and clutching a Bible, López shouted that authorities would not silence her and insisted on a public trial for transparency.
- Defense attorney Pedro Cruz dismissed the accusations as unfounded, attributing the charges to López’s outspoken human rights advocacy.
- Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and other organizations have condemned the arrest as part of a broader crackdown on dissent under President Bukele’s government.