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Honduras has removed its ambassador to Colombia amid reports that his personal aide was involved in a wild party at the Honduran embassy in Bogotá during which the mission was ransacked and looted, diplomats cavorted with prostitutes and someone reportedly defecated in his office.Honduras has removed its ambassador to Colombia amid reports that his personal aide was involved in a wild party at the Honduran embassy in Bogotá during which the mission was ransacked and looted, diplomats cavorted with prostitutes and someone reportedly defecated in his office.
Carlos Rodriguez quit as ambassador on Saturday, the Honduran foreign ministry said, after the government requested his withdrawal. Carlos Rodríguez quit as ambassador on Saturday, the Honduran foreign ministry said, after the government requested his withdrawal.
Rodriguez's aide went out with friends on 20 December, picking up some prostitutes before going to the embassy where they drank alcohol and trashed the facilities, El Heraldo daily said. Mobile phones and computers were stolen and one of the guests defecated in the ambassador's office, it was reported. Rodríguez's aide went out with friends on 20 December, picking up some prostitutes before going to the embassy where they drank alcohol and caused widespread damage, El Heraldo daily said. Mobile phones and computers were stolen and one of the guests defecated in the ambassador's office, it was reported.
It was not clear if Rodriguez was present, but the ministry said an investigation was under way. It was not clear whether Rodríguez was present, but the ministry said that an investigation was under way.