Salvadoran anti-corruption lawyer jailed to 'silence her', husband says

Lopez, 48, who headed the anti-corruption unit at the NGO Cristosal, was arrested in her pajamas on May 18, 2025, accused by the Bukele-allied Attorney General's Office of illicit enrichment during her time working at the electoral tribunal a decade ago. "Have some decency. This will end one day," Lopez said after being arrested, in cell phone video that went viral at the time. Her case has been declared sealed. Her family has not seen Lopez since July 3, when she was ordered into pretrial detention.