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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Colombian Senate endorsed the Colombian Minister of Defense, Diego Molano, who overcame today, with an ample majority, a motion of censure promoted by opposition congressmen who accused him of being “politically responsible” for the police violence in the protests that began on April 28.
The vote ratified Molano as head of National Defense with 69 votes against the censure motion, which had the support of 31 legislators.
Colombian Defense Minister survives censure motion in Senate. (Photo internet reproduction)
The motion was called by 18 congressmen who denounced the “human rights violations” attributed to the security forces during the violent demonstrations, which left at least 43 dead and 129 people reported missing.
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Church Service For Deceased Colombian Minister
Family members and government officials attended a mass in remembrance of Carlos Holmes Trujillo, the Colombian Defense Minister who died on Tuesday morning from complications related to COVID-19.
He was 69.
The defence minister passed away after being in the hospital for two weeks and spending the last few days in an induced coma at an intensive care unit in Bogota.
President Ivan Duque said of Holmes Trujillo: “His life was a reflection of his vocation for public service,” President Ivan Duque said of Holmes Trujillo.
Holmes Trujillo became defence minister in November 2019, after serving as foreign minister. He was also the mayor of Cali from 1988-1990.
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