US EditionPeru authorities investigate president as brother arrested
- President Dina Boluarte's brother and lawyer have been detained by Peruvian police amid an inquiry into influence peddling and illicit enrichment related to expensive jewelry and Rolex watches acquired despite her modest salary.
- Boluarte's brother and lawyer are under preliminary detention for influence trafficking and involvement in a criminal organization, as part of the widening corruption investigation surrounding the President.
- The arrest of Boluarte's inner circle members follows the ongoing "Rolexgate" scandal, with prosecutors examining her brother for allegedly abusing his unofficial power and seeking bribes.
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Police arrest brother and lawyer of Peru's president in Rolex scandal probe
Peruvian authorities arrested President Dina Boluarte’s brother and lawyer Friday over influence-peddling accusations, a day after the South American country’s government disbanded a police unit that assisted prosecutors in investigating the president’s inner circle. The developments mark the latest step in mounting pressure on Boluarte, who became president in December 2022 when she replaced then-president Pedro Castillo. He was dismissed by Pa…
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Peru authorities investigate president as brother arrested
LIMA, May 11 — Peruvian authorities said yesterday that they had launched an investigation into President Dina Boluarte for disbanding a special police force that had been investigating her brother, who was detained earlier in the day. Nicanor Boluarte and the president’s lawyer were arrested as part of a probe into alleged influence peddling, ramping up pressure on the Andean country’s leader, who is already being investigated over how she got …
Peru police arrest president's brother in graft probe
Lima, Peru — Peruvian police on Friday arrested the brother of President Dina Boluarte over his alleged involvement in a graft scheme in which officials were appointed in exchange for bribes, the prosecution said. The probe comes just weeks after the embattled president was engulfed in a scandal over her use of Rolex watches and other luxury jewelry, which she said had been a loan from a friend. Nicanor Boluarte, 64, the president’s older brothe…
In a mega-operation, where the properties of 22 people under investigation were searched, the Special Team of Prosecutors for the Fight against Power first arrested Nicanor Boluarte, older brother of the president of Peru, Dina Boluarte, and her lawyer, Mateo Castañeda, for 10 days. They are charged with criminal organization and influence peddling in the appointment of sub-prefects to finance a criminal network and in turn to collect signatures…
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