The detained constitutional lawyer Enrique Anaya has recently described El Salvador President Nayib Bukele as a “dictator.”

A constitutional lawyer and fierce critic of El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has been arrested on charges of “money laundering,” the prosecutor’s office said.

The lawyer, Enrique Anaya, has described Bukele as a “dictator.” He was arrested at his home in the city of Santa Tecla on Saturday.

Human rights organizations have said the move aims to silence those who question the government.

Bukele’s hardline approach to El Salvador’s powerful gangs has made him immensely popular among voters. But it has also led activists to raise alarm over arbitrary arrests and diminishing civil liberties.