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Photo among body bags: the media campaign of the new president of Colombia provokes a backlash.

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Photo among body bags: the media campaign of the new president of Colombia provokes a backlash.

Photo among body bags: the media campaign of the new president of Colombia provokes a backlash.

Since taking office in August, Colombia's new far-right president Abelardo de la Esparilla has shared video after video promoting his security forces — particularly operations they have carried out against armed groups. In some of them, de la Esperière speaks while standing among body bags. Others feature prisoners or look like they were taken from an action movie. However, there was an outcry over the glorification of his repressive policies on social media.

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