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Updated · NPR · May 28Colombian Lawyer Campaigns for Presidency on Tough-on-Crime Platform Ahead of Sunday Vote
8 articles · Updated · NPR · May 28
- Sunday's Colombian presidential election has elevated a flamboyant criminal lawyer who is branding himself as the race's toughest candidate on crime.
- The candidate is using a highly personal style — flaunting wealth, machismo and even music videos — to sell a hard-line law-and-order message.
- His campaign underscores how public security has become a central issue in Colombia's presidential contest.
Can a lawyer who defended notorious criminals truly deliver an 'iron fist' against crime in Colombia? Will importing El Salvador's controversial 'mega-prison' model solve Colombia's security crisis or create a new one?