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Why Colombia's government is freaking out about 'Matarife'
by Adriaan Alsema June 9, 2020
The online series “Matarife”said it would “morally do away with” Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe, but has become so popular it threatens his entire inner circle.
Following episode three, President Ivan Duque on Monday stressed on Twitter on Monday that Vice-President Marta Lucia Ramirez “is an honorable professional with a long history of service to Colombia.”
Apart from linking Colombia’s ambassador Alejandro Ordoñez to neo-nazis, the non-fiction series claimed Ramirez secretly met with commanders of paramilitary group AUC after Uribe named her Defense Minister in August 2002.
The president giving free advertisement to a YouTube series is historic, and arguably as stupid as Ramirez suing the series.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/why-colombias-government-is-freaking-out-about-matarife/
