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DCI Group LLC: smearing alleged war criminal's victim for money
by Adriaan Alsema
September 2, 2020
Washington DC lobby firm DCI Group embarked on a disinformation campaign in defense of Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe, who is under house arrest on fraud and bribery charges.
Following a $40,000/month deal with Uribe’s son Tomas, DCI Group announced it would be “the principal U.S. strategic communications firm” to save the public image of Uribe, an admitted former associate of the now-defunct Medellin Cartel and alleged war criminal.
Uribe’s house arrest “arbitrary”
In an August 24 announcement, the firm falsely claimed that a Supreme Court ruling to place Uribe under house arrest was “arbitrary” and “has raised serious legal and constitutional question stemming from the increasingly politicized Colombian judiciary.”
DCI Group additionally claimed “Uribe’s case has provoked widespread public outrage in Colombia,” which it didn’t.
A recent poll even indicated that the vast majority agreed with the former president’s house arrest.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/dci-group-llc-smearing-alleged-war-criminals-victim-for-money/
