US EditionPeru’s interim president faces calls for removal over unregistered meetings with Chinese businessmen
Interim President José Jerí is under investigation for unregistered meetings with Chinese businessmen amid allegations of influence peddling during his first 100 days in office.
- On Wednesday, Peru's interim president José Jeré appeared before a congressional oversight committee to answer about unregistered meetings with two Chinese business owners, prompting a criminal probe and calls for his removal.
- On Tuesday, José Jeré, Peru's interim president, rejected calls to resign and said the meetings were to coordinate Peruvian-Chinese Friendship Day on Feb. 1, calling opposition parties' actions `destabilizing` ahead of the general election on April 12.
- Yang Zhihua, whom Jeré calls 'Johnny,' owns the sites where meetings occurred; Jeré said he met Yang at a restaurant and wholesale store, and Ji Wu Xiaodong entered the palace three times despite house arrest.
- Earlier this week Peru's attorney general's office launched a preliminary investigation into alleged influence peddling, and José Jeré sent Attorney General Tomás Gálvez a letter offering cooperation.
- China-Linked business ties add an international dimension to Peru's prolonged political crisis, which has seen seven presidents since 2016, amid concerns over Beijing's trade influence.
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In ten years there have been seven: the current interim one is at the center of an investigation for some unofficial meetings with Chinese entrepreneurs
José Geri denies accusations of undue influence and rules out resignation – Reactions from the opposition and investigation by the prosecutor's office
Lima, Peru. The interim president of Peru, José Jerí, said this Wednesday that he is the victim of a plot to force his resignation, in an appearance before a congressional commission that investigates him for an alleged trading of influence by a covert appointment with a Chinese businessman. Jerí took power on October 10 to replace the dismissed Dina Boluarte, in the context of a prolonged political crisis in which Peru has had seven presidents …
Peru president says backlash over Chinese businessman meetings aims to derail elections
Peruvian President Jose Jeri told lawmakers on Wednesday that calls for his removal over undisclosed meetings with a Chinese businessman are an attempt to destabilize his government and disrupt upcoming elections.
On Wednesday, the Peruvian Congress presented a motion of censure against President José Jerí for his secret meetings with a Chinese businessman, although it is now necessary for the House to convene an extraordinary plenary session to discuss the proposal, as it is in recess until March. The initiative has been supported by about twenty deputies from different benches. Ruth Luque, from the Democratic Bloc, has pointed out in a social media mess…
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