They erase gang graffiti in El Salvador 3:05 (CNN Spanish) — The government of El Salvador condemned this Thursday any march that takes place on Sunday because it considers it a show of support for gangs and criminal groups, according to with the Minister of Labor, Rolando Castro. Several unions and social organizations have called a mobilization for this May 1 to express their disagreement with the government’s measures and raise demands for a solution. “They will be groups that are going to march in favor of the defense of the gangs in El Salvador,” Castro assured at a press conference. According to Castro, the exceptional regime prohibits freedom of association, one of the constitutional guarantees eliminated with this measure that until Thursday has allowed the authorities to capture more than 21,000 people, according to the National Civil Police. Nearly 5,000 people have been detained during the state of emergency 3:01 The emergency regime, which expires on May 27, was originally approved by the deputies at the request of President Nayib Bukele after the uptick in violence that at the end of March left 62 dead in a single day. As a result of the statements made by the government official of Nayib Bukele, some unions related to the ruling party suspended a scheduled mobilization for fear of possible arrests and announced their participation in an event that the government will hold in a hotel in the capital. However, the leaders of other unions rejected Minister Castro’s statements and denied that they would march in support of the gangs. The trade unionists explained that among their demands is, among other issues, respect for the rule of law, since Sunday will mark the first year since the Legislative Assembly dismissed the magistrates of the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice. and the Attorney General.