El Salvador: Update to SLV28680.E of 3 February 1998 on the Mara Salvatrucha (MS) gang, including its criminal activities and whether age affects the kinds of activities carried out by members; the treatment of individuals who have left the gang and whether the presence of tattoos affect this treatment; whether "death squads" or paramilitary groups have targetted individuals who have left the group; the clique struture of the gang and the communication between them; and whether leaving the gang is possible, and if so, what are the conditions to do so, and if not, the penalties imposed, 11 January 2000
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