Colombian ambassador leaves

[NewsWhore]

Colombian Ambassador in the DR Juan Jose Chaux Mosquero has resigned from his post, saying he will return to his native Colombia to defend his name and his 30 years of public service. According to published reports, Chaux Mosquera is being investigated for connections to Colombian paramilitary groups. Chaux does admit to meeting with members of the AUC paramilitary group when at President Uribe's office, but argued that the Colombian political opposition is making a scandal out of this. Colombia's paramilitaries are the unofficial armed groups allegedly linked to the state and the army who fought against left wing guerrilla groups like FARC but also committed atrocities against civilians. The Colombian authorities strenuously deny these links.

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