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Protests against Colombia's police

The lawyer's death that sparked anti-police riots

A video showing the repeated tazering of a Colombian lawyer Javier Ordóñez by police as he begged for mercy, and his subsequent death from internal injuries, triggered riots in which several people died. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Mundo's Daniel Pardo is based in Bogota, and explains what this story reveals about Colombians relationship with law enforcement.

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Image: Colombian protests after death of Javier Ordóñez
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