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Guatemalan arrested in El Salvador for assaulting content creator, faces three-year ban
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Guatemalan arrested in El Salvador for assaulting content creator, faces three-year ban

From Prensa Libre · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Salvadoran authorities arrested a Guatemalan national, identified as Kevin “B,” for allegedly assaulting a content creator known as "TNT."
  • The arrest followed the circulation of a video on social media showing the alleged assault.
  • The Guatemalan national was found to be in the country irregularly, leading to his expulsion and a three-year ban from El Salvador.

El Salvadoran authorities have apprehended a Guatemalan citizen in connection with an alleged assault on a local content creator. The suspect, identified as Kevin “B,” 24, was arrested after a video surfaced on social media depicting the incident. The content creator is known online as "TNT."

Following his capture in San Salvador's Libertad Park, a joint operation involving immigration authorities revealed that Kevin “B” was residing in El Salvador without legal status. The National Civil Police (PNC) stated that they would not permit anyone, including foreigners, to disrupt the country's peace and order.

The Directorate General of Migration and Foreigners confirmed the administrative process initiated against Bautista Cabrera due to his irregular migratory status. He was subsequently expelled through the San Cristóbal border crossing and has been prohibited from re-entering El Salvador for three years.

The investigation was prompted by the viral video of the alleged assault, which enabled authorities to identify and locate the suspect. The PNC reiterated its commitment to acting against any actions that threaten public order, regardless of the nationality of those involved.

We will not allow any person, even foreigners, to come and alter the order and peace that the country is experiencing.

— PNC El SalvadorPublished on social media regarding the arrest and expulsion of the Guatemalan national.
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Originally published by Prensa Libre in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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