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(CNN Spanish) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, asked the authorities of El Salvador to investigate alleged human rights violations committed amid measures to control the coronavirus pandemic.
Salvadoran authorities have restricted citizen mobility to reduce the risk of contagion. The National Civil Police and the Armed Forces have installed road controls and detained those who violate the mandatory household quarantine.
President Nayib Bukele's government has clashed with other public powers arguing that its strict measures are based on defending life and maintaining public health. A few days ago he decided to disobey a Supreme Court ruling that ordered not to arrest those who violated the quarantine.
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He later decided to veto a decree approved by the Legislative Assembly to increase the health insurance coverage of health professionals.
Bachelet considers that "the rule of law and the constitutional order are being undermined in the Central American country."
In a statement, the office of the high commissioner recalls that the Executive has ignored judgments of the Supreme Court of Justice, which requests that such measures not be applied if they are not covered by a law approved by the Legislative Assembly.
Bachelet also asked to release the detainees for violating home quarantine after a medical review.
As of Tuesday morning, the government reported 2,220 detainees for violating the quarantine and sent to detention centers for 30 days.
The Salvadoran government has not responded to CNN's request for comment on Bachelet's pronouncement.
Michelle Bachelet