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Tuesday 09 August 1:00 p.m.
A Swiss political group are cashing in on the Amy Winehouse tragedy by using her image to promote an anti-drugs campaign.
A photo of Winehouse next to the slogan 'No - to the decriminalisation of drugs' has appeared on print posters in leading Swiss newspapers.
The youth arm of radical right wing party SVP Untervallis are believed to be behind the poor taste posters. President of the Young SVP, Unterwallis Gregory Logean, has stopped short of claiming ownership of the campaign, but he insists there's nothing wrong with the posters.
He says, "The death of Amy Winehouse put a sad reality before our eyes that other parties often forget - the harmful effects of drug consumption. It is not our methods which are shocking, it is reality. We are displaying a photo that the whole world already knows. Winehouse was known not only for her songs, but above all for her drug excesses."
Winehouse died from a suspected drug overdose last month (Jul11).
WENN.com