Colombian Minister Of Defense Faces Possible Censure Motion Over Army Kill Orders
(World News Brazil)

The Colombian House of Representatives will hold a censure vote against Defense Minister Guillermo Botero on Monday after criticism over the military issuing orders this year which some claimed encouraged human rights abuses, according to Prensa Latina. The New York Times first revealed the orders instructing top army commanders to `double the results` of their military missions targeting guerrilla, paramilitary, and criminal groups. Several senior commanders said they felt pressured to carry out attacks in spite of potential high civilian casualties while others said they already led to suspicious deaths. Up to 5,000 illegal killings happened during the mid-2000s under similar...