Filming amongst body bags: New Colombian president’s comms campaign sparks backlash
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Abelardo De la Espriella has promised "the grave or prison" to criminals who finance themselves by drug trafficking, extortion and illegal mining. The far right leader has the habit of reporting on murderous operations in videos where he appears alongside lifeless bodies.
Colombian Juan Manuel Santos, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, criticized President Abelardo de la Espriella on Tuesday for displaying corpses "with pride" and for signing a bomb used in a military operation against guerrillas. De la Espriella defends a "strong hand" stance against the country's criminals and usually disseminates his lethal operations and bombings through videos, in which he appears next to corpses in white bags, with war music …
Colombian Nobel Peace Prize winner Juan Manuel Santos criticized President Abelardo de la Espriella on Tuesday for exhibiting corpses "with pride" and for signing a bomb used in a military operation against guerrillas.
Juan Manuel Santos criticized Abelardo de la Espriella for signing bombs and displaying corpses. Know the harsh warning of the former president about peace.
Filming amongst body bags: New Colombian president’s comms campaign sparks backlash
Since taking office in August, new far-right Colombian president Abelardo de la Espriella has shared video after video promoting his security forces – especially operations they’ve carried out against armed groups. In some, De la Espriella speaks standing among body bags. Others feature prisoners or look like they were taken from an action film. However, there’s been growing outcry about his social media glorification of repressive policies.
The 2016 Nobel Peace Prize winner and former Colombian president, Juan Manuel Santos, on Tuesday strongly criticized the country's current president, Abelardo de la Esperanza, for the way he presents military operations against the rebels, displaying corpses "with pride" and signing bombs used in airstrikes. The ... More www.ertnews.gr
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