There was no aggression between the riot police and crowd when the verdict was read, but an hour later there were reports of riot police repressing the demonstrators, and 2 women confirmed beaten by the police.  Radio Mayavision, covering the events live, broadcast shouts of "We are citizens!  We aren't terrorists!"  The situation calmed down about 20 minutes after that, as the social movement organizations oriented their members and the community delegations to leave the area.  The riot police were still massively present, and organizers didn't want any more arrests for the day.

The prisoners were taken away to their respective prisons: the women have been sent to the Women's Prison in Ilopango, and the men to Mariona Prison.  They prisoners were still strong, chanting along with the crowd "Saca, Fascist, you are the Terrorist!"   CRIPDES representatives are asking the Attorney General for Human Rights to accompany them to meet the prisoners upon their arrival to jail, to verify that they have not been physically mistreated.

That's all we know for this evening.  We will have more information soon.  Please stay tuned to this website, and the US-El Salvador Sister Cities email listserve, for more information.  Our solidarity is needed now, more than ever!