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Alessandro Rampietti

Colombia: Controversial defence minister wins no-confidence vote

Colombia: Controversial defence minister wins no-confidence vote

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.

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