Colombian Defense Minister Resigns Amid Scandal Over Deaths Cover-Up Scandal - Ministry
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published November 07, 2019 | 08:30 AM
MEXICO CITY (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th November, 2019) Colombian Defense Minister Guillermo Botero has resigned in the wake of a scandal over his failure to disclose deaths that resulted from a security operation against members of a former rebel group.
"Today, a decision was made during a meeting with the president of the republic [Ivan Duque] ... on the dismissal of the national defense minister," the Defense Ministry wrote on Twitter late on Wednesday.
The scandal erupted after it was revealed that the operation against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) group, which was portrayed as successful by the authorities, led to the death of not only 14 militants but eight minor children believed to have been recruited by force.
The defense minister was also accused of manipulating information and photo evidence for Colombia's dossier for the United Nations on the situation in neighboring Venezuela.
Botero, 71, was appointed as the defense minister by Duque. However, critics have said he has limited security expertise since Botero, a lawyer and a founder of the national business federation FENALCO, has worked as an entrepreneur for most of his life.
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