He acknowledged his mistake in having withdrawn the exhibition “Women with their boots on well.”
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The congressman Miguel Polo Polo offered public apologies to the group Mothers of False Positives from Soacha and Bogotá (Mafapo)in compliance with an order of the Constitutional Courtwhich considered that the legislator violated the rights of the victims by removing an artistic installation in tribute to their children. The parliamentarian’s gesture was made this Tuesday, October 21, through a statement published on his official social networks.
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In his message, Polo Polo assured that It was never intended to offend or ignore the pain of mothers and that his action occurred, according to him, due to ignorance of the origin of the exhibition. “I did not know that the work belonged to the Mafapo collective or that it represented the memory of victims of false positives. If you felt addressed in my video, I apologize; that was not my intention”said the congressman.
Apologies come after the failure T-375 of 2025with which the Constitutional Court ratified that Polo Polo affected the rights to dignity, truth and historical memory of the victims when removing and discarding elements of the exhibition “Women with their boots well on,” installed in the Congress of the Republic. The high court ordered him to publish a retraction and publicly recognize the symbolic value of the work.
The incident, which occurred months ago, generated a strong national controversy, since in the video that he himself released he was seen removing several boots, part of the artistic display that represented the young people murdered in the so-called “false positives.” The act was described by human rights organizations as a “offense to the pain of mothers” and one revictimization.
After knowing the apologies, Mafapo He indicated that he accepts them, but insisted that “no symbolic act can fully repair the damage caused.” The group reiterated its call for respect for the memory of the victims and the responsibility of public officials in handling issues related to human rights.
Polo Polo’s publication has generated divided reactions on social networks: while some users consider that it complied with what was ordered and showed political maturity, others believe that your apologies are insincere and were motivated solely by judicial pressure. The Court, meanwhile, recalled that this type of ruling seeks guarantee non-repetition and respect for the work of the victims in the construction of memory.
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