Tag: Interior Minister

• Wednesday, November 4th 2020 - 09:32 UTC

  Piñera loses his third Interior minister, victim of the resurgent demonstrations

  

  A top aide of Chilean President Sebastian Piñera resigned after lawmakers censured him for allowing police abuses during social protests. Victor Perez quit on Tuesday shortly after the lower house voted 80 to 74 to temporarily suspend him from his duties, becoming Piñera's third Interior Minister to leave his post since 2018.

• Monday, June 3rd 2019 - 09:13 UTC

  Pope in Romania asked forgiveness for the mistreatment of the Roma people

  

  Pope Francis on Sunday asked forgiveness in the name of the Catholic Church for the mistreatment of the Roma people, a move likely to increase tensions with Italy's anti-immigrant Interior Minister Matteo Salvini.