SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - President Nayib Bukele said Tuesday he will obey a Supreme Court order that he stop pressuring lawmakers to approve a $109 million loan he is seeking to bolster El Salvador’s fight against gangs, lowering tensions after military and police were deployed to the congress over the weekend. “Although we do not agree with what was resolved by (the court) ... we will obey the order that was issued,” Bukele said in a statement. Bukele had called on lawmakers to attend such a session Sunday, but only 22 of the 84 members appeared. Treasury Minister Nelson Fuentes said the court ruling would be heeded but does not bar the government from boosting security efforts. “We will come to the Assembly as many times as necessary.”Bukele’s initial response to the court ruling was to tweet that “the system protects itself.

Source: thestar February 11, 2020 21:18 UTC