Expat Salvadorans ‘Clash’ in LA Park over Bukele, Bitcoin

cryptonews.com:

Salvadorans in Los Angeles, USA, gathered in a public park on Saturday to vent their disdain for President Nayib Bukele and his bitcoin (BTC) adoption policies – while rival groups convened to voice their support for the crypto-keen leader.

ElSalvador.com reported that “heated clashes” ensued as supporters and anti-bitcoin critics of the Bukele regime came face to face in LA’s MacArthur Park, forcing police officers to “intervene” – although “by the end of the day” no major incidents had been reported.

Images and videos were published to Twitter by Soudi Jiménez, a reporter for the Spanish-language version of the Los Angeles Times.

In one image, protestors were shown holding signs featuring crossed-out bitcoin logos. In a video, a man standing in front of such a banner explained that he opposed the “corruption” ushered in by Bukele’s regime.

Others claimed that the fact that members of the Bukele administration had been placed on the Engel List – a United States-compiled list of “corrupt and antidemocratic actors” operating in the world of Central American politics – was proof that the regime was taking El Salvador into a world of “fraud.”

But one Twitter user posted a photo showing a very small-looking group of protestors, claiming that they numbered “only 10.”

@SoudiJimenez pero saca fotos enteras solo 10 gorgojos llegaron a protestar pic.twitter.com/m2QwGbtu1p

Jiménez’s videos did show a very large pro-Bukele contingent, however, with Salvadoran expats calling for Bukele to serve another term as President, and chanting their support for the controversial leader.

One video showed a police officer speaking to a pro-Bukele supporter, attempting to convince him that his group should not engage with the Bukele critics also