Armando Benedetti | Gustavo Petro designates the controversial Armando Benedetti as the new Minister of the Interior of Colombia

This was confirmed on Tuesday on the social network X Guillermo García Figueroawho is the minister in charge of the interior since the middle of the month after the resignation of Christ.

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“I congratulate Armando Benedetti for its designation. I have already given the instructions to the Ministry To start splicing from today. Thank you Gustavo Petro for trust “said Garcia, who was vice minister during the management of Cristo.

The Presidency of the Republic He also published on Monday night the Benedetti resume, which was the first ambassador of the Petro government in Venezuelain its portal of “Aspiring”, Which is the previous step to formalize an appointment.

In early February, Petro had appointed Benedetti as head of the presidential office, which unleashed a storm in its ministerial cabinet – in a meeting broadcast live – that led to resign several officials as the director of the administrative department of the Presidency of the Republic (According), Jorge Rojas, a trusted man of the president, and to the Minister of Cultures, Juan David Correa.

Then they left their position, among others, the legal secretary of the Presidency, Paula Robledo and the Minister of Environment, Susana Muhamad whom the exits irrevocably of the work holders were added, Gloria María Ramírezand defense, Iván Velásquez as well as Christ, among other officials.

Benedetti, who has also been a senator, has several corruption processes and starred in a scandal of sexist violence last July when being an ambassador to the FAO in Roma His wife, Adelina Guerrero denounced it for physical aggressions during a trip to Madrid.