Colombia: Controversial defence minister wins no-confidence vote
Guillermo Botero has been at the centre of a political storm for weeks and is now receiving handshakes and congratulatory hugs after surviving a vote to remove him from office.
Colombia‘s defence minister still has a job after winning a vote of confidence in Congress.
Guillermo Botero denies accusations of covering up the torture and killing of a former FARC rebel.
The minister also denies lying about the killing of civilians and human-rights abuses by the army.
Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti reports from the capital, Bogota.
Published On 14 Jun 2019