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From Sergio Méndez. War on Photography, Colombian edition. ‘Assaulted photographer begs for reflection on the role of authority. ‘Ana María García begs that the aggression she was victimized by at the hands of police won’t keep happening. ‘Ana María García, photographer for ELTIEMPO, has taken five days of disability leave after a cop assaulted her when she tried to do her job and take some pictures of an accident between two TransMilenio busses on Wednesday morning. . . . “I’m glad for the support that’s been offered me, the solidarity from the media, colleagues, and ordinary people, but I think of the people who don’t have a camera to record what’s happening to them and it’s worrying.” . . . “I was the only one trying to record what was happening, I wasn’t disrespecting anybody. All of a sudden the cop grabs me by the arm without saying a word. I asked him to let me go and he didn’t do it. Instead he yanked my arm and threw me down to the ground,” said the photographer. . . .’