FILE PHOTO: Portuguese Defence Minister Jose Azeredo Lopes speaks to reporters during a NATO defence ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium, October 4, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese Defence Minister Jose Azeredo Lopes resigned on Friday amid an investigation into a suspected army cover-up of a weapons theft last year, a ministry spokesman said.
Prime Minister Antonio Costa accepted the resignation after having firmly defended his minister during a parliament debate on Wednesday where he said he had his trust and should remain in office. Azeredo Lopes denied any wrongdoing.
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