Peruvian prosecutors on Wednesday seized three Rolex watches and a bracelet at the heart of a scandal engulfing President Dina Boluarte, who said the items had been loaned to her.Oscorima's lawyer said the watches and bracelet -- whose brand was not specified -- were seized when he presented them Wednesday to prosecutors as part of the investigation.
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte slammed raids on her home and office Saturday after authorities carried out overnight searches in a corruption probe centered on Rolex watches she has been wearing publicly.Authorities launched an investigation this month after news program La Encerrona drew attention to pictures of Boluarte sporting luxury watches at public events while serving as vice president under then-president Pedro Castillo and as development minister in 2021.
Ex-President Pedro Castillo on Friday was returned to Lima-based Barbadillo Prison, after being discharged from the Social Health Insurance System's (EsSalud) Vitarte II Hospital, also in the capital city.
The Public Ministry has asked for imposing a sentence of 34 years in prison on ex-President Pedro Castillo in the case of constitutional order breakdown perpetrated on December 7, 2022, it was reported on Friday.
To his supporters, former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori saved Peru from terrorism and economic collapse, while his critics see him as an authoritarian who committed atrocities and abused democracy during a decade-long rule in the 1990s, during which his government battled the Shining Path guerrillas. The son of Japanese immigrants, Fujimori was sentenced to 25 years in 2009 for the massacre of 25 people in 1991 and 1992, including a child, who were gunned down by a clandestine military squad. On Wednesday, following the restoration of a 2017 Christmas eve pardon, he was released from prison, despite criticisms from victims' families and the regional human rights court.
Latin American governments are learning not to get too comfortable in office, as disgruntled voters repeatedly topple incumbents, often in favor of outsiders or inexperienced politicians.Munck said the message to Latin American governments was: "It's easy to win an election, but it's hard to govern."
Ana Cecilia Gervasi made no reference to Boluarte's U.S. trip in her resignation letter. Boluarte and Biden had a private conversation on the fringes of the Alliance for Economic Prosperity in the Americas (APEP) summit, the foreign ministry had said. Congress has now summoned Gervasi to a hearing over why a formal itinerary regarding Boluarte's trip overseas had alluded to a planned bilateral meeting.
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