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Abelardo de la Espriella

Abelardo de la Espriella (born July 31, 1978) is a Colombian and Italian lawyer, businessman and far-right politician and founder of the ''Defenders of the Homeland'' political movement.

Born in Bogotá, D.C., he studied law at Sergio Arboleda University. Abelardo de la Espriella is a lawyer in Colombia and Italy, but he is not licensed to practice law in the United States. He holds a specialization in administrative law from Universidad del Rosario and a master's degree in law from Nebrija University.

De la Espriella has expressed admiration for other far-right leaders, such as Javier Milei. Like Milei, he is supportive of economic neoliberalism. He previously served as an advisor to the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, a far-right paramilitary organisation and drug-trafficking cartel regarded by the United States and European Union as a terrorist group. In November of 2025, de la Espriella proposed a controversial amnesty scheme for Colombian drug traffickers, which would protect them from extradition and allow them to keep a portion of their money from drug-trafficking operations.

De la Espriella is alleged to have illegally kept money from the DMG pyramid scheme. Provided by Wikipedia