Colombia's interior minister has resigned as a political crisis shakes the government of President Gustavo Petro, following his decision to appoint a controversial politician as chief of staff. Two other ministers resigned last week after Petro named Armando Benedetti as his chief of staff.
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The minister of the environment and the minister of culture also resigned last week, saying in interviews that they did not want to work with Benedetti. In the recordings, Benedetti threatened to take down the government if he was not rewarded with a Cabinet position for his work during the presidential campaign.
Last year, Benedetti’s wife filed a police complaint in Madrid, where she claimed that he had ripped off her clothes and threatened her with a knife. She has since retracted the accusations, which Spanish authorities did not pursue due to Benedetti’s diplomatic status at the time.
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