The president of Peru, Dina Boluartearrived unexpectedly this Wednesday at the headquarters of the Public Ministry to be questioned by the acting attorney general, Juan Carlos Villenaas part of the preliminary investigation opened for the crimes of corruption and bribery for the so-called ‘Rolex case’.
The president of Peru Dina Boluarte.
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This investigation was opened after journalistic reports showed that the ruler had used watches from that luxury brand, as well as expensive jewelry, in public activities.
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For that reason, The Prosecutor’s Office began preliminary investigations for alleged illicit enrichment and failure to record statements in a document to the detriment of the State.
Local media reported that the attorney general has requested certified information on Boluarte’s income and asset declarations from the National Superintendency of Tax Administration (Sunat), the municipality of the Lima district of Surquillo, where the president lives, and the departmental club of Apurímac. , which brings together those born in that region who reside in Lima and which the president presided over until 2021.
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After the raid on her home and the Government Palace on March 30, as part of this investigation, the head of state testified on April 5 for more than five hours before the Prosecutor’s Office and then gave a statement to the press in the who denied having luxury watches and other jewelry valued at thousands of dollars.
Boluarte showed his watch to show that he uses low-cost accessories.
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Boluarte also assured that “Everything they have said is false” about possessing jewelry valued at thousands of dollars before showing a bracelet, a necklace and earrings that, he said, are “fine jewelry” and silver, respectively..
As part of the investigation, the Prosecutor’s Office has seized three Rolex watches and jewelry that are property of Oscorima, a businessman dedicated to casinos and betting who has been governor of Ayacucho three times and has several investigations opened by the Public Ministry for corruption crimes. .
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Meanwhile, Boluarte affirmed this Tuesday that she will serve her term of government until 2026 and asked that the election of the presidential formula that brought her to the Executive, initially as vice president, in 2021, be respected, after the arrest of her brother Nicanor Boluarte for influence peddling..
Police and prosecutors capture Nicanor Boluarte (C), brother of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte.
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The president added that “nothing” is going to “distract” them from continuing to advance in the development of the country, a few days after the arrest of her brother Nicanor Boluarte and his lawyer Mateo Castañeda for a case of alleged criminal organization and influence peddling. .
“We are going to continue walking until July 28, 2026 (date of the end of the mandate) because here the people chose a presidential formula and, in accordance with the Constitution, that has to be respected,” said Boluarte, raising his voice.
The ruler was elected vice president in Pedro Castillo’s formula in 2021 and, after his dismissal due to the failed coup attempt, assumed the presidency of the Republic in 2022.
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