Colombia's defense minister resigns over cover-up claims

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Colombia's defense minister resigns over cover-up claims
Bogota, Nov 7 (AFP) Nov 07, 2019
Colombia's defense minister Guillermo Botero resigned Wednesday after facing accusations of trying to cover up the deaths of several children in a military air strike on a drug trafficking gang.

Botero announced his resignation after a meeting with President Ivan Duque. He faced a censure motion in Congress.

"Today in a meeting with the president of the republic to analyze the current political situation, it was agreed that the most suitable thing was to resign from the position of minister of national defense," Botero said in a statement.

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