Controversial fight between Martín Santos and Hassan Nassar over the sculpture of Peace that is in the National Museum

The sculpture of La Paloma de la Paz, the work of Fernando Botero, became a controversial topic on Tuesday because of a comment by Martín Santos, eldest son of former president Juan Manuel Santos. The lawyer asked the candidates for the Presidency of the Republic whether they would reinstall the figure in the Casa de Nariño after, according to him, the government of Iván Duque removed it from the presidential palace.

“The current government had this dove of peace removed from Casa de Nariño. Would they install it again?” , Martín Santos questioned on his Twitter account. The question was addressed to Gustavo Petro, Federico Gutiérrez, Sergio Fajardo, Rodolfo Hernández and Ingrid Betancourt; however, the triune was answered by some members of Duque's cabinet.

The first to respond was the Chief of Staff, María Paula Correa, who described Santos's statement as a “lie”. “This government did not take out the work of Master Botero, as stated in his most recent triune. The work was handed over by the previous government, the then First Lady and the Minister of Culture to the National Museum,” said the official and shared a link to an article in the National Museum.

The fight with Hassan Nassar

The Presidency's adviser for communications, Hassan Nassar, assured that Santos's “fake news” “cannot hide the truth.” Following this, he shared the same article from the National Museum, which claims that the statue was moved to the entity's premises on July 18, 2018. Among the people who stand out in the image of the donation is former first lady Maria Clemencia Rodríguez, wife of the former president and mother of Martín Santos.

Nassar finished off his comment by telling the lawyer that: “You have to document yourself better before spreading fallacies”; however, Martín Santos was not satisfied with the explanation of the counselor and the chief of staff and explained another version of the events: “Dear Twitter futurologist, that happened during the splice and that is why he moved while you could. You were named almost 8 months later, but of course they will never accept it. Greetings.”

The official of the current government did not leave things until that point and replied the lawyer's trill: “Dear kept, lazy and dumb” how you are known on Twitter and in real life, don't insist on Fake News. I am attaching you to the email where they request the transfer to the museum, the reasons and those who request it,” wrote Hassan Nassar.

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The document presented by the counselor reads a request from the director of the National Museum to the artist of the work, Fernando Botero. It is recalled that it was the same sculptor who donated the Dove of Peace to the House of Nariño in 2016, but that the then Minister of Culture, Mariana Cortés, suggested the transfer of the figure so that more people can see it.

“The Minister has proposed to Mr. President the possibility so that, in the remainder of this government, the work can be transferred to the National Museum of Colombia,” the request signed by the then director of the entity, Daniel Castro, reads. He also indicated that with his transfer, the work would become “constant inspiration for citizens about this important achievement in the recent history of the country,” he concluded with reference to the signing of the Final Peace Agreement, which was given in the government of Juan Manuel Santos.

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