Bukele argues that these resources are actually allocated to “NGO with political agenda.”
The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, generated controversy by stating that “the vast majority” of journalists and media considered “independent” They would be involved in a global money laundering operation.
Through a message posted on his X account, the president accused them of being part of an international structure that, according to him, It seeks to boost a globalist agenda with the support of NGOs financed under the same scheme.
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“We had already denounced it before, but now there is an official confirmation, with new names, figures and documents,” said Bukele, accompanying his publication with a Wikileaks link that exposes alleged activities of the United States agency For international development (USAID).
According to the information cited by Bukele, USAID would have channeled about 500 million dollars through the Internews Network (IN) organization (IN)an NGO supposedly financed by the US government.
According to these data, This network has collaborated with more than 4,200 media, Generated almost 4,800 hours of content in a year, reaching about 778 million people, in addition to having “trained” more than 9,000 journalists worldwide.
Internews Network, which operates in more than 30 countriesIt has main offices in the United States, London, Paris and regional headquarters in kyiv, Bangkok and Nairobi. The organization would also have supported, according to the publication, Censorship initiatives in social networks.
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Bukele has held a critical position against independent journalism, Recently stating that this term is nothing more than a “euphemism.” In another message published, he wrote: “’Independent Journalism’ is nothing more than a euphemism to say ‘our bosses are in the dark’”, Citing another Wikileaks publication on USAID financing of journalists and media in several countries.
The Salvadoran president also questioned the role of international cooperation in the region, ensuring that the cuts of funds from the United States to finance “dissidents” is “beneficial” for both El Salvador and the world.
Bukele argues that, although these resources are promoted as support for development and democracy, Actually they are allocated to “NGO with political agendasdestabilizing movements and opposition groups ”.
Source: Integrated information system, with EFE
