Dina Boluarte, president of Peru, testified behind closed doors to prosecutors Friday amid an investigation into whether she illegally received luxury watches, cash and jewelry.
LIMA, Peru — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte testified to prosecutors behind closed doors Friday as authorities investigate whether she illegally received hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, luxury watches and jewelry. Prosecutors have been investigating the highly unpopular leader on charges of illicit enrichment and failures to declare assets.
One woman chanted 'Dina, murderer, the people repudiate you, Dina, thief, the people repudiate you.' Shortly after, the Prosecutor's Office confirmed that they had started taking the president's testimony. The unfolding scandal is the latest turmoil that has wracked Peru’s political system in recent years. As of Friday morning, Boluarte had given no public indications about what she planned to say in her testimony.
Boluarte's alliance with a coalition of congressional leaders means she will likely stay in office until 2026, said Will Freeman, a fellow of Latin American studies for the Council of Foreign Relations. Freeman says Boluarte is a 'puppet' who has enabled the lawmakers to pass reforms that are slowly 'dismantling democracy' so that they can stay in power. Peru’s Congress on Thursday shot down two requests by a number of lawmakers to remove Boluarte from office.
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