[1/3] El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele delivers a speech to mark his fourth year in office, in San Salvador, El Salvador June 1, 2023.
REUTERS/Jessica OrellanaSAN SALVADOR, June 1 (Reuters) - El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele on Thursday pledged to build a prison to hold white-collar criminals as part of a crackdown on corruption that he likened to his fight against criminal gangs.
"Just as we built a prison for the terrorists, we will build one for the corrupt."
"We will fight white-collar criminals wherever they come from," Bukele added, "but we will only use legal means."
Later in the speech, Bukele said former President Alfredo Cristiani's property was being raided.
Persons:
Nayib Bukele, Jessica Orellana, Bukele, Alfredo Cristiani's, Salvadorans, Nelson Renteria, Lizbeth Diaz, Sarah Morland, Jacqueline Wong
Organizations:
El, San Salvador , El, REUTERS, SALVADOR, Thomson
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San Salvador ,, San Salvador , El Salvador