Bell Pottinger collapses as questionable tactics in S Africa come to light

New York

WHEN South African track star Oscar Pistorius stood trial for the brutal killing of his girlfriend, he hired Bell Pottinger, an aggressive British public relations firm, to try to smooth his tattered reputation. President Bashar Assad of Syria and his wife turned to the firm for help in recasting their image. So did Alexander G Lukashenko, the former dictator of Belarus.

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