Via the BBC: Colombia’s new defence minister Pinzon vows action:
Colombia’s new defence minister, Juan Carlos Pinzon, has been sworn in, with orders to give the "final blow" to the Farc rebel group.
Mr Pinzon is an economist, a former deputy defence minister, and a close ally of President Juan Manuel Santos.
He was brought in to replace Rodrigo Rivera, amid a growing perception that security gains are being reversed.
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