The Honduran ambassador to Colombia has been forced to resign after his bodyguard reportedly held a Christmas party with prostitutes at the mission, the foreign ministry in Tegucigalpa said.
Ambassador Carlos Rodriguez quit his post on Saturday, Honduras' foreign ministry said in a release, after
the government requested his withdrawal.
"In order to safeguard national interests and good relations with the Republic of Colombia, we asked for the
ambassador's irrevocable resignation and Mr Rodriguez stepped down, effective immediately," the foreign ministry said.
According to Honduran media reports, the ambassador's bodyguard and close friend Jorge Mendoza organised a party at the embassy to celebrate Christmas that turned into a booze-fueled orgy with prostitutes.
Reports said the prostitutes stole embassy computers and cell phones, and defecated on the desks of the
ambassador and the commercial attache, after they were asked to leave without being paid.
"A scandal in our foreign service is a stain on the country's name. Diplomatic missions are sacred," said legislator Rodolfo Zelaya.
Colombian police said they were also investigating the incident at the embassy, which is located in an upscale
Bogota neighbourhood.
The police chief for the northern part of Bogota, Jose Baquero, said officers were seeking to question two prostitutes who were taken to the embassy in a vehicle about the party and the alleged theft.
The party began around 22h00 pm and ended at almost 05h00 am the next morning, according to police.
The US Secret Service was embroiled in a similar scandal involving prostitutes and its agents last April in the
Colombian city of Cartagena, where President Barack Obama attended the Summit of the Americas.
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