Francisco Bustillo: Difference between revisions

On 1 November 2023, Bustillo resigned as foreign minister after audio messages were published in which he appeared to ask former deputy Foreign Minister [[Carolina Ache]] to not hand over her phone to investigators to prevent access to conversations Ache had with another official relating to the granting of a passport to [[Sebastian Marset]], whom the latter official called a “dangerous” drug trafficker, while he was detained in the United Arab Emirates in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/bustillo-marset-passport-uruguay-94a90a6eb0a0669462e7758c96924c83 |title=Uruguay’s foreign minister resigns following leak of audios related to a passport scandal |date=2 November 2023 |last=Politi |first=Dante |work=Associated Press}}</ref>