00:00Let's take also a look at the profile of the Colombian candidate and founder for the Defenders of the Homeland
00:05Movement, Abelardo de las Priegas.
00:07Lawyer Abelardo de las Priegas' presidential campaign in Colombia is marked by serious controversies.
00:14Questions about his professional ethics and his far-right rhetoric are the center of the political debate.
00:21His past as a defense attorney for controversial figures like David Murcia Guzmán and his alleged role in the Álvaro
00:28Uribe case fueled the criticism.
00:30Press organizations unleashed a pattern of judicial harassment by the candidate.
00:35The Foundation for Press Freedom notes that he filed more than 100 complaints against journalists, most of which were dismissed.
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